CCNA ICND1 Lab2 - Restore Switch Password

Sometimes, the user forgets the password of the switch and therefore, cannot enter the privilege mode. You can restore the password without losing any other configurations.

Lab Requirements:

1. Set the enable password of the switch again.

2. The original configurations will not be lost.

Lab Process:

1. Turn the switch off and reboot it. Hold down the mode button when rebooting the switch.

2.>dir flash: Note that there is “:” after the word “flash”.

3.rename flash:config.text flash:config.old Rename the original configuration file config.old. If you delete config.text directly, the original configurations will be lost.

4.flash_init Delete the configuration file.

5.boot Reboot the switch.

Continue with configuration dialog?[yes/no]: no      / Discontinue with configuration dialog.

Switch>enable

Switch#rename flash:config.old flash:config.text     / Rename the configuration file.

Destination filename[running-config]? running-config

Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#enable password pass4sure      / Set the enable password again.

Router(config)#exit

Router#copy running-config startup-config     / Save the configurations.