HP 2600 Series User Manual

Page 39

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2-13

Configuring Username and Password Security

Front-Panel Security

Re-Enabling the Clear Button on the Switch’s Front Panel and
Setting or Changing the “Reset-On-Clear” Operation

For example, suppose that

password-clear is disabled and you want to restore

it to its default configuration (enabled, with

reset-on-clear disabled).

Syntax: [no] front-panel-security password-clear reset-on-clear

This command does both of the following:

• Re-enables the password-clearing function of the Clear

button on the switch’s front panel.

• Specifies whether the switch reboots if the Clear button is

pressed.

To re-enable password-clear, you must also specify whether to
enable or disable the

reset-on-clear option.

Defaults:

password-clear: Enabled.
reset-on-clear: Disabled.

Thus:

• To enable password-clear with reset-on-clear disabled, use

this syntax:

no front-panel-security password-clear reset-on-clear

• To enable password-clear with reset-on-clear also enabled,

use this syntax:

front-panel-security password-clear reset-on-clear

(Either form of the command enables password-clear.)

Note: If you disable

password-clear and also disable the

password-recovery option, you can still recover from a lost
password by using the Reset+Clear

button combination at

reboot as described on page 2-9. Although the Clear button
does not erase passwords when disabled, you can still use
it with the Reset button (

Reset+Clear) to restore the switch

to its factory default configuration. You can then get access
to the switch to set a new password.

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