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Security Issues Chapter 6 In this chapter •Password issues 53 •Device authentication issues 54 •Protocol and certificate management issues 55 •SNMP issues 56 •FIPS issues 56 Password issues The following section describes various ways to recover forgotten passwords. Symptom User forgot password. Probable cause and recommended action If you know the root password, you can use this procedure to recover the password for the default accounts of user, admin, and factory. Recovering passwords 1. Open a CLI connection (serial or Telnet) to the switch. 2. Log in as root. 3. Enter the command for the type of password that was lost: passwd user passwd admin passwd factory 4. Enter the requested information at the prompts. Symptom Unable to log in as root password. Probable cause and recommended action To recover your root password, contact your switch service provider. Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 53 53-1001187-01

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Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
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53-1001187-01
Chapter
6
Security Issues
In this chapter
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Password issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
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Device authentication issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
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Protocol and certificate management issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
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SNMP issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
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FIPS issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Password issues
The following section describes various ways to recover forgotten passwords.
Symptom
User forgot password.
Probable cause and recommended action
If you know the root password, you can use this procedure to recover the password for the default
accounts of user, admin, and factory.
Recovering passwords
1.
Open a CLI connection (serial or Telnet) to the switch.
2.
Log in as root.
3.
Enter the command for the type of password that was lost:
passwd user
passwd admin
passwd factory
4.
Enter the requested information at the prompts.
Symptom
Unable to log in as root password.
Probable cause and recommended action
To recover your root password, contact your switch service provider.