Password Recovery for Cisco switches

Password Recovery for Cisco switches

1. Press and hold the modem key to power on. After Entering the console, release: switch:

2. Load the flash_init file for initialization: switch: flash_init

3. view files in flash: switch: dir flash:

4. rename the configuration file: switch: rename flash: config. text flash: config. old (set at will)

5. Start the vswitch: boot

6. view flash in privileged mode: # dir flash:

7. Change the renamed configuration file back to the original name: # rename flash: config. old flash: config. text

8. copy the config. text content to the current configuration file: # copy flash: config. text running-config

9. Check the running-config content, view the password, or change the password: # show running-config

10. view the modification and save the configuration.

Method for deleting configuration information:

# Erase nvram or # delete flash: config. text

Delete vlan Information

# Delete flash: vlan. dat

# Reload restart takes effect