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User Password Loss
Your login will be refused if you have forgotten the user password. In this case, set a new user password
by following the steps below:
1) Enter the BootWare main menu, and enter
6
to bypass the current configuration in system startup.
The system prompts the following information, which indicates that your setting succeeds.
Flag Set Success.
2) When the BootWare main menu appears again, enter
0
to reboot the system.
System starts booting ...
3) Set a new password in system view.
[H3C]user-interface console 0
[H3C-ui-console0]authentication-mode password
[H3C-ui-console0]set authentication password simple 123456
The above output information indicates that password authentication is used for console port login, the
password is set to
123456
in plain text.
z
After reboot, the system runs with the default configuration, while the original configuration file is
still kept on the CF card. To restore the original configuration, use the
display
saved-configuration
command to locate the configuration file, and then copy and run it.
z
If the password is stored in plain text, you can use the
display current-configuration
command to
view the password in the current configuration. If you use the
set authentication password
cipher 123456
command to set your password, the password will be stored in cipher text.
4) Save the new password.
[H3C] save
After modifying the user password, use the
save
command to save it.
BootWare Password Loss
Contact your local dealer if you forget the BootWare password. The technical support staff will help you
log in to the access controller and set a new password.
To change the BootWare password, enter the BootWare main menu.
Enter
5
on the BootWare main menu, and follow the prompts:
please input old password:
Please input new password:
Please input new password again:
