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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 31 Troubleshooting
Using Recovery Procedures
Password Recovery with Password Recovery Enabled
If the password-recovery mechanism is enabled, this message appears:
The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the flash file system. The following
commands will initialize the flash file system, and finish loading the operating system
software:
flash_init
load_helper
boot
Follow these steps when the password-recovery is enabled:
Step 1 Initialize the flash file system:
switch: flash_init
Step 2 If you had set the console port speed to anything other than 9600, it has been reset to that particular
speed. Change the emulation software line speed to match that of the switch console serviceport.
Step 3 Load any helper files:
switch: load_helper
Step 4 Display the contents of flash memory:
switch: dir flash:
The switch file system appears in the directory.
Step 5 Rename the configuration file to config.text.old.
This file contains the password definition.
switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.text.old
Step 6 Boot the system:
switch: boot
You are prompted to start the setup program. Enter N at the prompt:
Continue with the configuration dialog? [yes/no]: N
Step 7 At the switch prompt, enter privileged EXEC mode:
Switch> enable
Step 8 Rename the configuration file to its original name:
Switch# rename flash:config.text.old flash:config.text
Step 9 Copy the configuration file into memory:
Switch# copy flash:config.text system:running-config
Source filename [config.text]?
Destination filename [running-config]?
Press Return in response to the confirmation prompts.
The configuration file is now reloaded, and you can change the password.
Step 10 Enter global configuration mode:
Switch# configure terminal