Reset the password, For lost – Cisco 1700 User Manual

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Press RETURN to get started!

Step 6

Press Return. The following prompt appears:

Router>

Step 7

Enter the enable command to enter privileged EXEC
mode. Configuration changes can be made only in this
mode:

Router> enable

The prompt changes to the privileged EXEC prompt:

Router#

Step 8

Enter the show startup-config command to display an
enable password in the configuration file:

Router# show startup-config

If you are recovering an enable password, skip the
following

“Reset the Password”

section and complete

the password recovery process by performing the steps
in the next section, “

Reset the Configuration Register

Value

.”

If you are recovering an enable secret password, it is not
displayed in the show startup-config command output.
Complete the password recovery process by performing
the steps in the following

“Reset the Password”

section.

Reset the Password

Step 1

Enter the configure terminal command to enter
configuration mode:

Router# configure terminal

Step 2

Enter the enable secret command to reset the enable
secret password in the router:

Router(config)# enable secret gobbledegook

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