This article explains the steps to recover the enable and secret passwords. The enable password password can be recovered, but the enable secret password must be replaced with a new password.
- Switch off or shut down the router
- Remove the compact flash that is on the back of the router
- Power on the router
- Once the router is on Rommon mode, reinsert the compact flash
- Enter confreg 0x2142 at the rommon 1> prompt in order to boot from Flash. To bypass the startup configuration
- Enter reset at the rommon 2> prompt
- Skip the initial setup procedure by pressing Ctrl-C
- Enter enable at the Router> prompt
- Enter copy startup-config running-config in order to copy the NVRAM into memory
- Enter the show running-config command
- Enter configure terminal
- Enter enable secret <secret> in order to change the enable secret
hostname(config)#enable secret innophia
- Enter the no shutdown command on every interface that you use
- Enter config-register 0x2102 or any other value you require
hostname(config)#config-register 0x2102
- Press Ctrl-z or end in order to leave the configuration mode
- Enter copy running-config startup-config to write the NVRAM to memory