Thanks all! Yes, `rw' worked (I was obviously reading the wrong manual:)
Will upgrade pronto. -arun On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 05:07:07PM -0400, Parker, Jason wrote: > Arun, > First of all > 1. you are running older code and this is addressed in a newer image. > 2. hitting the reset button and then waiting a few minutes (in newer code > would address this issue. > 3. try rw and enter then save off the config to a server and modify the > system line that disables the admin account > 4. tftp the new config onto the unit and set the unit to boot with the > config > 5. upgrade the firmware > > Jason > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Arun Venkataraman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I have a standalone D2 switch running an old firmware release: > > > > Bp:01.00.40 > > Fw:01.00.02.0002 > > > > I was locked out of the `admin' superuser account after three > > tries. I pressed the "password reset" button per the manual, > > and duly got the message "Password reset has been pressed" on > > the console. However I am still unable to login to the `admin' > > account. > > > > Reviewing the firmware documentation for a later release I saw > > that this is a "known bug" (admin account is not re-enabled > > after lockout). How do I recover from this condition? Is there > > a "reset to factory default" switch or other boot method to > > reload the firmware? > -- > > *Jason Parker* > Enterasys Networks > Office: 978-684-1468 > Email: [email protected] -- Arun Venkataraman, Arecibo Observatory/HC3 Box 53995/Arecibo, PR 00612 [email protected] http://www.naic.edu/~arun (787)878-2612X340 FAX 878-1861 --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected]
