Aggregator Management | 47Recovering from a Forgotten PasswordIf you configure authentication for the console and you exit out of EXEC mode or your console sessiontimes out, you are prompted to re-enter the password.If you forget your password, follow these steps:Recovering from a Forgotten Enable PasswordIf you forget the enable password, follow these steps:Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Log onto the system using the console.2 Power-cycle the Aggregator by using the CMC interface or removing it from the M1000e and re-inserting it in thechassis.3 During bootup, press any key during the second countdown to abort the boot process and access the uBootcommand-line interface. You are placed at the Boot User command prompt.4 Set the system parameters to ignorethe startup configuration when thesystem reloads.ignore startup-config BOOT USER5 Reload the system. reload BOOT USER6 Copy startup-config.bak to therunning config.copy flash://startup-config.bak running-config EXEC Privilege7 Remove all authenticationparameters configured for theconsole.no authentication loginno passwordLINE8 Save the running-config to thestartup-config.copy running-config startup-config EXEC PrivilegeNote: The startup configuration is ignored only the first time the Aggregator reloads. During subsequentreloads, the startup configuration is loaded and its configured settings are applied.Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Log onto the system via console.2 Power-cycle the Aggregator by using the CMC interface or removing it from the M1000e and re-inserting it in thechassis.3 During bootup, press any key during the second countdown to abort the boot process and access the uBootcommand-line interface. You are placed at the Boot User command prompt.
