Password recovery process for Cisco switches

1, hold down the switch front panel to the left of the mode key, and then turn on the switch power.

2, enter the boot mode, input "Flash_init", the initialization of Flash information:

Switch:flash_init

[3], enter the "load_helper" command:

Switch:load_helper

(Some model switches do not need to execute this command.) Check to see if the information prompts for "Load_helper" after entering boot mode. If you have, you need to enter. No input is required. )

Example: Informational hints are displayed as

Flash_init

Load_helper

Boot

You need to enter the "load_helper" command

As shown in the figure above, you do not need to enter the "load_helper" command

4, the implementation of "DIR Flash:" Command:

After executing the "DIR Flash:" Command, we should be able to see Vlan.dat,ios mirrors and Config.text files. The key to the switch password recovery is to save the Config.text file for this password.

Switch:dir Flash:

5, to save the password Config.text file to perform file name substitution:

Switch:rename Flash:/config.text Flash:/config.old

6, leave boot mode, start switching equipment:

Switch:boot

7, switching equipment after the start of the switch into the privileged mode, copy the configuration file into memory

switch# Copy Flash:config.old System:running-config

8. Change Password

Switch#config Terminal

Switch (config) #enable password [password]

9, Save the configuration:

Switch#write Mem

10, change back/delete profile [can be omitted, because the switch configuration is copied from the Config.old]

switch# Rename Flash:/config.old Flash:/config.text

switch# Delete Flash:/config.old

Ps:
Cisco Official Simulator Packet Tracer (PT) currently only simulates the router's password recovery and cannot simulate the switch's password recovery.

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