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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1
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Appendix E Troubleshooting
Recovering the Password
Step 3
Enter the following commands to reset the password:
confreg 0x7
boot
Sample ROMMON session:
Booting system, please wait...
CISCO SYSTEMS
Embedded BIOS Version 1.0(11)2 01/25/06 13:21:26.17
...
Evaluating BIOS Options...
Launch BIOS Extension to setup ROMMON
Cisco Systems ROMMON Version (1.0(11)2) #0: Thu Jan 26 10:43:08 PST 2006
Platform IPS-4360-K9
Use BREAK or ESC to interrupt boot.
Use SPACE to begin boot immediately.
Boot interrupted.
Management0/0
Link is UP
MAC Address:000b.fcfa.d155
Use ? for help.
rommon #0> confreg 0x7
Update Config Register (0x7) in NVRAM...
rommon #1> boot
Recovering the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP Password
You can reset the password to the default (cisco) for the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP using the CLI or the
ASDM. Resetting the password causes it to reboot. IPS services are not available during a reboot.
Note
To reset the password, you must have ASA 8.6.1 or later.
Use the sw-module module ips password-reset command to reset the password to the default cisco. If
the module in the specified slot has an IPS version that does not support password recovery, the
following error message is displayed:
ERROR: the module in slot <n> does not support password recovery.
To reset the password on the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log into the adaptive security appliance and enter the following command:
asa# sw-module module ips password-reset
Reset the password on module ips? [confirm]
Step 2
Press Enter to confirm.
Password-Reset issued for module ips.
Step 3
Verify the status of the module. Once the status reads
Up
, you can session to the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP.
asa# show module ips
Mod Card Type Model Serial No.
--- -------------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
ips ASA 5555-X IPS Security Services Processor ASA5555-IPS FCH151070GR