This document provides steps to recover the password on a Cisco 2950 switch by rebooting the switch into recovery mode, renaming the configuration file to access the password, changing the password, and saving the changes. The steps include unplugging the switch, rebooting it while holding a button, accessing the password stored in a configuration file, rebooting it again, and then changing and saving the new password.
This document provides steps to recover the password on a Cisco 2950 switch by rebooting the switch into recovery mode, renaming the configuration file to access the password, changing the password, and saving the changes. The steps include unplugging the switch, rebooting it while holding a button, accessing the password stored in a configuration file, rebooting it again, and then changing and saving the new password.
This document provides steps to recover the password on a Cisco 2950 switch by rebooting the switch into recovery mode, renaming the configuration file to access the password, changing the password, and saving the changes. The steps include unplugging the switch, rebooting it while holding a button, accessing the password stored in a configuration file, rebooting it again, and then changing and saving the new password.
This document provides steps to recover the password on a Cisco 2950 switch by rebooting the switch into recovery mode, renaming the configuration file to access the password, changing the password, and saving the changes. The steps include unplugging the switch, rebooting it while holding a button, accessing the password stored in a configuration file, rebooting it again, and then changing and saving the new password.
2. Hold down the mode button while replugging the power cable. 3. Type flash_init over the console. 4. Type load_helper 5. Type Dir flash : //make sure to type the semi-colons 6. Type rename flash:config.txt flash:config.old //the password is contained in the config.txt file 7. Type boot //this reboots the system 8. Type n to skip the initial setup configuration. 9. Type enable //this takes you to the enable mode 10. Type rename flash:config.old flash:config.txt 11. Save config.txt to system: #copy flash:config.txt system:running-config 12. Enter config mode and change the password: # config t # no enable secret //this applies only if the enable secret password was created