Disabling password recovery capability – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Shortcut

keys

Prompt message

Function

Ctrl+F

Ctrl+F: Format File System

Formats the current storage medium.

NOTE:

If password recovery capability is disabled, you

cannot format the flash.

Ctrl+T

Press Ctrl+T to start five-step full RAM test…

Starts a five-step RAM test.

IMPORTANT:

This RAM test is intended for memory

troubleshooting. H3C recommends not

performing this test.

Ctrl+Y

Press Ctrl+Y to start nine-step full RAM test…

Starts a nine-step RAM test.

IMPORTANT:

This RAM test is intended for memory

troubleshooting. H3C recommends not
performing this test.

Ctrl+Z

Ctrl+Z: Access EXTEND-ASSISTANT MENU

Accesses the EXTEND-ASSISTANT menu from
the EXTEND-BOOTWARE menu.

Disabling password recovery capability

Password recovery capability controls console user access to the device configuration and SDRAM from

BootWare menus. This feature also determines the method for dealing with console login password loss
(see

Figure 63

).

If password recovery capability is enabled, a console user can access the device configuration without

authentication to configure new passwords.
If password recovery capability is disabled, console users must restore the factory-default configuration

before they can configure new passwords. Restoring the factory-default configuration deletes the
next-startup configuration files.
To enhance system security, disable password recovery capability.

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