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Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Configuring the Management Interface and Security
Managing Passwords
How to Recover the Passwords: Reverting to Default the Configuration
For SCE platforms running a SCOS version before 2.5.5, you can recover the passwords by simply
removing the
config.txt
file and then rebooting.
Note
This procedure resets the configuration of the SCE platform to factory defaults. Therefore, this
procedure should be performed only after making sure that no traffic can be affected by the behavior of
the SCE platform.
Note
This procedure resets the configuration of the SCE platform to factory defaults. Therefore, all current
user configuration is lost. To recover the passwords without losing the user configuration, use the
procedure described in
How to Recover the Passwords: Saving the Current Configuration, page 5-50
Step 1
Connect a serial terminal to the ‘AUX’ port at 9600 baud.
Step 2
Press
Enter
so that the prompt appears.
Connects to the SCE platform.
Step 3
Type
rm "/tffs0/system/config.txt"
and press
Enter
.
Deletes the configuration file, which contains the unknown passwords.
Step 4
Type
reboot
and press
Enter
.
Reboot the system to restore the default configuration, including default passwords.
Note
To block unauthorized users from connecting to the SCE platform using the default password, a new
password should be configured immediately for all levels for which such a password is required. The
configuration should be saved (use the CLI command
copy running-config startup-config
) to make
the new passwords permanent.
How to Recover the Passwords: Saving the Current Configuration
Simply deleting the
config.txt
file, while quick and easy to do, resets the configuration of the SCE
platform to factory defaults, replacing all current user configuration. Use this procedure, which saves the
configuration file, to recover the passwords without losing the current configuration.
Note
Although this procedure does save the current configuration, the process involves a temporary reset of
the configuration of the SCE platform to factory defaults. Therefore, this procedure should be performed
only after making sure that no traffic can be affected by the behavior of the SCE platform.
Step 1
Connect a serial terminal to the ‘AUX’ port at 9600 baud.
Step 2
Press
Enter
so that the prompt appears.
Connects to the SCE platform.
Step 3
Type
cd system a
nd press
Enter
.
Navigates to the
system
directory.