Reset password on Cisco Switch<\/p>\n
We recently moved out of one of our hosting centers into a managed solution. As such, we no longer required a few of the switches\/other network equipment\/servers from this hosting center. Unfortunately I was working on the switches at the remote site and did not have my password sheet accessible, so I just reset the enable password so I could clear the configuration.<\/p>\n
Power up the switch and press and hold the Mode button (on the physical switch)
\nMy 2950 automatically went into “switch:” mode before I let go of the button, but the 3560 required me to release the mode button before successfully entering “switch:” mode.<\/p>\n
flash_init
\nload_helper
\ndir flash:
\nrename flash:config.text flash:config.text.old
\nboot
\nN
\nenable
\nrename flash:config.text.old flash:config.text
\ncopy flash:config.text system:running-config
\nconfigure terminal
\nenable secret password
\nexit
\ncopy running-config startup-config
\nreload<\/p>\n
After booting, enter enable mode
\nwrite erase
\nreload<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reset password on Cisco Switch We recently moved out of one of our hosting centers into a managed solution. As such, we no longer required a few of the switches\/other network equipment\/servers from this hosting center. Unfortunately I was working on the switches at the remote site and did not have my password sheet accessible, … Continue reading Clear Cisco Password<\/span>