Cisco 2960 Password Recovery

1. Connect the switch console port with SECURECRT (or putty or Xshell)

2. Unplug the switch from power

3. Install the "Mode" button on the front panel of the switch and reseat the power to the switch

4. Observe the SYS light on the front panel of the switch until the SYS lamp is in the solid state (not flashing) and see the following screen appear

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You can release the "Mode" button

5. In the switch: Prompt that appears, enter the following:

switch:flash_init//Initialize Flash files

Switch:dir Flash://view files in Flash directory

switch:rename flash:config.text flash:oldconfig.text//rename config.test under Flash directory to Oldconfig.tex T

switch:boot//Manually start the switch

Since the configuration file will be loaded from Config.text in the Flash directory when the switch is started, the switch will bypass the configuration file because it cannot find the default profile after renaming its configuration file.

6. After the switch restarts

Reboot the switch into the mode

switch>

switch>en

Enter en into privileged mode and change the previously renamed configuration file back to

switch#rename flash:oldconfig.text flash:config.text

To copy a configuration file to a running file

switch#copy flash:config.text system:running-config

Then go to configuration mode, enter the new password

switch#conf t

Switch (config) #enable password XXXXXX//reset enable password

Switch (config) #line con 0//Enter console port

Switch (config-line) #password XXXXXX//Reset Console port password

7. Save the configuration

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Cisco 2960 Password Recovery