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Dealing with password loss
Dealing with console login password loss
Use either of the following methods:
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(Preferred.)
Telnetting to the device to change the console login password
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Using BootWare menus to change the console login password
Telnetting to the device to change the console login
password
Before you Telnet to the device, make sure the following requirements are met:
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You can log in to the device by using Telnet.
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After login, you are assigned the user role network-admin or level-15.
To Telnet to the device to change the console login password:
1.
Telnet to the device. (Details not shown.)
2.
Determine the user line you are using.
<Sysname> display users
Idx Line Idle Time Pid Type
1 AUX 1/1 00:00:36 Jun 14 16:35:09 543
+ 16 VTY 0 00:00:00 Jun 14 17:02:03 566 TEL
Following are more details.
VTY 0 :
Location: 192.168.29.1
+ : Current operation user.
F : Current operation user works in async mode.
The output shows that two users are online. You are using VTY 0. Your IP address is
192.168.29.1. The other user is using AUX 1/1.
3.
Display the user roles assigned to the user line you are using.
[Sysname] line vty 0
[Sysname-line-vty0] display this
#
line aux 1/1
user-role network-operator
#
line vty 0
authentication-mode none
user-role level-15
user-role network-admin
user-role network-operator
#
return
The output shows that VTY 0 has the user role level-15. You have the right to change the
console login password.
