Actually, when you do a copy start run, it only adds lines that are missing
from your running config. It does not actually go in and change things like
your password. This means that you can use the command at any time. I just
did it multiple times on my home lab.
Tony Olzak, CCNP, MCSE
>From: Jay Hennigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Tony Olzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Help!: Lost passwords on a 2621,2501
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 23:31:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
>On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Tony Olzak wrote:
>
> > Connect to the console port and open the program Hyperterminal Private
> > Edition. If you do not have this, you can get it at
>http://www.hilgraeve.com
> >
> > Reset the 2501 and hit CTRL-BREAK during the boot. Type this at the
>prompt:
> >
> > o/r 0x2142
> > i
> >
> > The router will now reboot. When the setup dialog box comes up, you can
> > either accept (which will reconfigure the entire router), or type "no"
>if
> > you want to recover the config. If you hit no, type this:
> >
> > en
>
>*** [Point A]
>
> > config t
> > config-reg 0x2102
> > enable secret (whatever password you want goes here)
> > CTRL-Z
>
>*** > [Step A] copy start run
>
> > copy run start
> > reload
>
>Do step A at point A, do not do it where shown, and this procedure is
>correct.
>
>If you do it in the order shown originally, you'll wind up with the
>old password at the next reboot.
>
>Once you're in, you "copy start run" to load the configuration from
>NVRAM into the running config. Then you edit only the paramaters that
>you want to change; the enable secret and the config-register.
>
>Then you write the modified configuration back to NVRAM with copy run
>start.
>
>Then you reload.
>
>--
>Jay Hennigan - Network Administration - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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