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Catalyst 2900-XL and 3500-XL Password Recovery Procedure
This document describes the password recovery procedure for the Cisco Catalyst 2900-XL and the Cisco Catalyst 3500-XL.
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Attach a terminal or PC with terminal emulation to the console port of
the switch. Use the following terminal settings:
9600 baud rate
No parity
8 data bits
No stop bit
- Unplug the power cable.
- Hold down the mode button while reconnecting the power cord to the switch.
You can release the mode button a second or two after the LED above port 1x
is no longer illuminated.
The following instructions appear:
The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash file system.
The following commands will initialize the flash file system, and finish loading
the operating system software:
flash_init
load_helper
boot
- Type flash_init.
- Type load_helper.
- Type dir flash:.
The switch file system is displayed:
Directory of flash:
2 -rwx 843947 Mar 01 1993 00:02:18 C2900XL-h-mz-112.8-SA
4 drwx 3776 Mar 01 1993 01:23:24 html
66 -rwx 130 Jan 01 1970 00:01:19 env_vars
68 -rwx 1296 Mar 01 1993 06:55:51 config.text
1728000 bytes total (456704 bytes free)
- Type rename flash:config.text flash:config.old to rename the configuration file.
This file contains the password definition.
- Type boot to boot the system.
- Enter N at the prompt to start the Setup program, Continue with
the configuration dialog? [yes/no] : N
- At the switch prompt type en to turn on enable mode.
- Type rename flash:config.old flash:config.text to rename the configuration
file with its original name.
- Copy the configuration file into memory:
Switch# copy flash:config.text system:running-config
Source filename [config.text]? (press Return)
Destination filename [running-config]? (press Return)
The configuration file is now reloaded.
- Change the password:
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#enable password Cisco
switch#control/Z
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Write the running configuration to the configuration file:
switch(config)#write memory
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