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Chapter 4 System Startup and Basic System Configuration
Recovering a Lost Password
Step 7 Enter the enable command and password (if prompted).
Milo> enable
Password: <password>
Milo#
Step 8 Enter the show startup-config command to display the enabled password in the
configuration file.
Milo# show startup-config
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.
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password bambam
Step 9 Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode:
Milo# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL-Z.
Milo(config)#
Step 10 Enter the config-register 0xvalue command to change the software configuration
register value back to its original value which you noted in Step 1.
Milo(config)# config-register 0xvalue
Milo(config)#
Step 11 Press Ctrl-Z to exit global configuration mode.
Milo(config)# Ctrl-Z
Milo#
Step 12 Reboot the router and use the recovered password with the enable command to
gain access to the router.