Monday, 4 March 2013

Password Recovery Procedure for Router

This section describes two procedures to recover your passwords.


Procedure 1

Complete these steps in order to recover your password:

1. Attach a terminal or PC with terminal emulation to the console port of the router.


2. If you can access the router, type show version at the prompt, and record the configuration register setting.

See Example of Password Recovery Procedure in order to view the output of a show version command.

Note: The configuration register is usually set to 0x2102 or 0x102. If you can no longer access the router, you can safely assume that your configuration register is set to 0x2102.

3. Use the power switch in order to turn off the router, and then turn the router back on.

4. Press Break on the terminal keyboard within 60 seconds of power up in order to put the router into ROMmon.

5. Type confreg 0x2142 at the rommon 1> prompt in order to boot from Flash.

This step bypasses the startup configuration where the passwords are stored.

6. Type reset at the rommon 2> prompt.

The router reboots, but ignores the saved configuration.

7. Type no after each setup question, or press Ctrl−C in order to skip the initial setup procedure.

8. Type enable at the Router> prompt.

You are in enable mode and should see the Router# prompt.

Type configure memory or copy startup−config running−config in order to copy the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) into memory.

Warning: Do not type copy running−config startup−config or write. These commands erase your startup configuration.

9. Type show running−config.

The show running−config command shows the configuration of the router. In this configuration, the shutdown command appears under all interfaces, which indicates all interfaces are currently shut down. In addition, the passwords (enable password, enable secret, vty, console passwords) are in either an encrypted or unencrypted format. You can reuse unencrypted passwords. You must change encrypted passwords to a new password.

10. Type configure terminal.

The hostname(config)# prompt appears.

11. Type enable secret <password> in order to change the enable secret password.

For example:

hostname(config)#enable secret cisco

12. Issue the no shutdown command on every interface that you use.

If you issue a show ip interface brief command, every interface that you want to use should display up up.

13. Type config−register <configuration_register_setting>. Where configuration_register_setting is either the value you recorded in step 2 or 0x2102 .

For example:

hostname(config)#config−register 0x2102

14. Press Ctrl−z or end in order to leave the configuration mode.

15. The hostname# prompt appears.

16. Type write memory or copy running−config startup−config in order to commit the changes.

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Procedure 2


Complete these steps in order to recover your password:

1. Shut down the router.

2. Remove the compact flash that is at the back of the router.

3. Power on the router.

Once the Rommon1> prompt appears.

4. Enter this command: confreg 0x2142

5. Insert the compact flash.

6. Type reset.

7. When you are prompted to enter the initial configuration, type No, and press Enter.

8. At the Router> prompt, type enable.

At the Router# prompt, enter the configure memory command.

9. Press Enter in order to copy the startup configuration to the running configuration.

10. Use the config t command in order to enter global configuration mode.Use this command in order to create a new user name and password:

router(config)#username cisco privilege 15 password cisco

11. Use this command in order to change the boot statement:

config−register 0x2102

12. Use this command in order to save the configuration:

write memory

13. Reload the router, and then use the new user name and password to log in to the router.

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Example of Password Recovery Procedure


This section provides an example of the password recovery procedure. This example was created with a Cisco 2600 Series Router. Even if you do not use a Cisco 2600 Series Router, this output provides an example of what you should experience on your product.

Router>enable

Password:

Password:

Password:

Bad secrets

Router>show version

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600−IS−M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Copyright (c) 1986−1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 07−Dec−99 02:21 by phanguye

Image text−base: 0x80008088, data−base: 0x80C524F8

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 3 minutes

System returned to ROM by abort at PC 0x802D0B60

System image file is "flash:c2600−is−mz.120−7.T"

cisco 2611 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x202) with 26624K/6144K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID JAB031202NK (3878188963)

M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.

2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

2 Serial(sync/async) network interface(s)

1 ISDN Basic Rate interface(s)

32K bytes of non−volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 1 (Read/Write)

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 2 (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2102

Router>

!−−− The router was just powercycled, and during bootup a

!−−− break sequence was sent to the router.

!*** System received an abort due to Break Key ***

signal= 0x3, code= 0x500, context= 0x813ac158

PC = 0x802d0b60, Vector = 0x500, SP = 0x80006030

rommon 1 > confreg 0x2142

You must reset or power cycle for new config to take effect

rommon 2 > reset

System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.

TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info

C2600 platform with 32768 Kbytes of main memory

program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x6fdb4c

Self decompressing the image : ###############################

##############################################################

##############################################################

##############################################################

############################### [OK]

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is

subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph

(c) of the Commercial Computer Software − Restricted

Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227−19 and subparagraph

(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer

Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227−7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134−1706

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600−IS−M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Copyright (c) 1986−1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 07−Dec−99 02:21 by phanguye

Image text−base: 0x80008088, data−base: 0x80C524F8

cisco 2611 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x202) with 26624K/6144K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID JAB031202NK (3878188963)

M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.

2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

2 Serial(sync/async) network interface(s)

1 ISDN Basic Rate interface(s)

32K bytes of non−volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 1 (Read/Write)

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 2 (Read/Write)

−−− System Configuration Dialog −−−

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: n

Press RETURN to get started!

00:00:19: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface BRI0/0, changed state to up00:00:19: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0/0, changed state to up

00:00:19: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0/1, changed state to up

00:00:19: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface Serial0/0, changed state to down

00:00:19: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface Serial0/1, changed state to down

00:00:20: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface BRI0/0,

changed state to down

00:00:20: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0/0,

changed state to up

Router>

00:00:20: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0/1,

changed state to up

00:00:20: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/0,

changed state to down

00:00:20: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/1,

changed state to down

00:00:50: %SYS−5−RESTART: System restarted −−

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600−IS−M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Copyright (c) 1986−1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 07−Dec−99 02:21 by phanguye

00:00:50: %LINK−5−CHANGED: Interface BRI0/0,

changed state to administratively down

00:00:52: %LINK−5−CHANGED: Interface Ethernet0/0,

changed state to administratively down

00:00:52: %LINK−5−CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0,

changed state to administratively down

00:00:52: %LINK−5−CHANGED: Interface Ethernet0/1,

changed state to administratively down

00:00:52: %LINK−5−CHANGED: Interface Serial0/1,

changed state to administratively down

00:00:53: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0/0,

changed state to down

00:00:53: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0/1,

changed state to down

Router>

Router>enable

Router#copy startup−config running−config

Destination filename [running−config]?

1324 bytes copied in 2.35 secs (662 bytes/sec)

Router#

00:01:24: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface BRI0/0:1,

changed state to down

00:01:24: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface BRI0/0:2,

changed state to down

Router#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#enable secret < password >

Router(config)#^Z

00:01:54: %SYS−5−CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

Router#show ip interface brief

Interface IP−Address OK? Method Status Protocol

Ethernet0/0 10.200.40.37 YES TFTP administratively down down

Serial0/0 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down

BRI0/0 193.251.121.157 YES unset administratively down down

BRI0/0:1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

BRI0/0:2 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

Ethernet0/1 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down

Serial0/1 unassigned YES TFTP administratively down down

Loopback0 193.251.121.157 YES TFTP up up

Router#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#interface Ethernet0/0

Router(config−if)#no shutdown

Router(config−if)#

00:02:14: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0/0, changed state to up00:02:15: %LINEPROTO−5−UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0/0,

changed state to up

Router(config−if)#interface BRI0/0

Router(config−if)#no shutdown

Router(config−if)#

00:02:26: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface BRI0/0:1, changed state to down

00:02:26: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface BRI0/0:2, changed state to down

00:02:26: %LINK−3−UPDOWN: Interface BRI0/0, changed state to up

00:02:115964116991: %ISDN−6−LAYER2UP: Layer 2 for Interface BR0/0,

TEI 68 changed to up

Router(config−if)#^Z

Router#

00:02:35: %SYS−5−CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

Router#copy running−config startup−config

Destination filename [startup−config]?

Building configuration...

[OK]

Router#show version

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600−IS−M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Copyright (c) 1986−1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 07−Dec−99 02:21 by phanguye

Image text−base: 0x80008088, data−base: 0x80C524F8

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 3 minutes

System returned to ROM by abort at PC 0x802D0B60

System image file is "flash:c2600−is−mz.120−7.T"

cisco 2611 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x202)

with 26624K/6144K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID JAB031202NK (3878188963)

M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.

2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

2 Serial(sync/async) network interface(s)

1 ISDN Basic Rate interface(s)

32K bytes of non−volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 1 (Read/Write)

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 2 (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2142

Router#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#config−register 0x2102

Router(config)#^Z

00:03:20: %SYS−5−CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

Router#show version

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600−IS−M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Copyright (c) 1986−1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Tue 07−Dec−99 02:21 by phanguye

Image text−base: 0x80008088, data−base: 0x80C524F8

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 3 minutes

System returned to ROM by abort at PC 0x802D0B60

System image file is "flash:c2600−is−mz.120−7.T"

cisco 2611 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x202) with 26624K/6144K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID JAB031202NK (3878188963)

M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1.

2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

2 Serial(sync/async) network interface(s)

1 ISDN Basic Rate interface(s)

32K bytes of non−volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 1 (Read/Write)

8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 2 (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2142 (will be 0x2102 at next reload)

Router#

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