Network Topology
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Problem Description
Client forgot the console password .
Process Analysis
After the password recovery function is enabled: Start using the BootWare menu to Skip Current System Configuration of the system, and then continue to use the device.
After the password recovery function is disabled: you can only Restore to Factory Default Configuration through the BootWare menu Only then can continue to operate, which can effectively prevent illegal users from obtaining the startup configuration file.
By default, the password recovery function of the device is enabled.
Solution
- Export the current configuration (it is recommended to back up the configuration file first)
1.1、Restart the device and press Ctrl+B to enter the BOOTROM menu.
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Press Ctrl+B to enter Boot Menu...4
Please input BootRom password:
BOOT MENU
1. Download application file to device
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in device
4. Delete file from device
5. Modify BootRom password
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-5):
1.2、Export the configuration file to an external TFTP/FTP server
BOOT MENU
1. Download application file to device
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in device
4. Delete file from device
5. Modify BootRom password
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-5): //Enter CTRL+Y,then press ENTER
Please select application file upload choices:
1. Upload file from Flash via TFTP protocol
2. Upload file from CF card via TFTP protocol
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-2): 1
Load File name :sda startup.cfg
Switch IP address :192.168.0.36 172.16.0.1
Server IP address :192.168.0.30 172.16.0.2
// Enter the configuration file name, device address, TFTP server address according to the actual situation
Are you sure to upload file to server? Yes or No (Y/N):Y //Press Y
Load file from flash to sdram...done!
Uploading...done!
Under the BOOTROM menu, press CTRL+Y and then hit ENTER to set up the TFTP server and export the configuration.
1.3、Delete the current configuration file
Please select application file upload choices:
1. Upload file from Flash via TFTP protocol
2. Upload file from CF card via TFTP protocol
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-2): 0 //Select 0 to go back to the Bootrom menu
- Skip Current System Configuration
If the password recovery function is enabled, you can restart the device and press Ctrl+B to enter the BootWare main menu and select <6> according to the system prompts, that is, start in the mode of Skip Current System Configuration. At this time, the device will not Delete the original configuration file.
Press Ctrl+B to enter extended boot menu...
BootWare password: Not required. Please press Enter to continue.
Password recovery capability is enabled. //If you see this prompt, it means the Password recovery capability is enabled.
Note: The current operating device is flash
Enter < Storage Device Operation > to select device.
===========================<EXTEND-BOOTWARE MENU>===========================
<1> Boot System
<2> Enter Serial SubMenu
<3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu
<4> File Control
<5> Restore to Factory Default Configuration
<6> Skip Current System Configuration
<7> BootWare Operation Menu
<8> Clear Super Password
<9> Storage Device Operation
<0> Reboot
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Ctrl+Z: Access EXTEND-ASSISTANT MENU
Ctrl+F: Format File System
Enter your choice(0-9): 6
The following prompt appears on the system to indicate that the setting has been successful.
Flag Set Success.
When the BootWare main menu appears again, select <0> and the device will restart. After restarting the device, the device configuration is empty, you can configure rollback in the system view to restore the original configuration. The following configuration means that the current configuration is rolled back to the configuration state in the configuration file startup.cfg. If you do not want to restore the original configuration, please skip this step.
<H3C> system-view
[H3C]configuration replace file startup.cfg
Current configuration will be lost, save current configuration? [Y/N]:n
Info: Now replacing the current configuration. Please wait...
Info: Succeeded in replacing current configuration with the file startup.cfg.
Set a new console port password in the system view. The following configuration means to set the console port authentication mode to password authentication, and set the console port password to 123456 in cipher text.
<H3C>system-view
[H3C]user-interface aux 0 //If there is no aux option, please select console
[H3C-ui-aux0]authentication-mode password
[H3C-ui-aux0]set authentication password simple 123456
[H3C]save //Save configuration
- Restore to Factory Default Configuration
If the password recovery function is disabled, when the user forgets the configured console port password, you can restart the device and enter the BootWare main menu and select <5> to Restore to Factory Default Configuration. At this time, the device will automatically delete the configuration file used at startup.
Press Ctrl+B to enter extended boot menu...
BootWare password: Not required. Please press Enter to continue.
Password recovery capability is disabled. //If you see this prompt, it means the Password recovery capability is disabled.
Note: The current operating device is flash
Enter < Storage Device Operation > to select device.
===========================<EXTEND-BOOTWARE MENU>===========================
<1> Boot System
<2> Enter Serial SubMenu
<3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu
<4> File Control
<5> Restore to Factory Default Configuration
<6> Skip Current System Configuration
<7> BootWare Operation Menu
<8> Clear Super Password
<9> Storage Device Operation
<0> Reboot
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Ctrl+Z: Access EXTEND-ASSISTANT MENU
Ctrl+F: Format File System
Enter your choice(0-9): 5
The following prompt appears on the system to indicate that the setting has been successful.
Because the password recovery capability is disabled, this operation can
cause the configuration files to be deleted, and the system will start up
with factory defaults. Are you sure to continue?[Y/N]Y
Setting...Done.
When the BootWare main menu appears again, select <0> and the device will restart.
After restarting the device, the device restores its factory configuration.