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Cisco Switch 3560 - Password Recovery Procedure

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1. Attach a terminal or PC with terminal emulation to the console port of the switch:

   Bits per second (baud): 9600
   Data bits: 8
   Parity: None
   Stop bits: 1
   Flow Control: Xon/Xoff

2. Unplug the power cable.

3. Hold down the mode button located on the left side of the front panel, while you reconnect the power cable to the switch and bring it to the switch: prompt.

4. flash_init
   

5. load_helper
   

6. dir flash:
   

7. rename flash:config.text flash:config.old
   

8. boot
   

9. Enter "n" at the prompt to abort the initial configuration dialog.

10. enable
    

11. rename flash:config.old flash:config.text
    

12. copy flash:config.text system:running-config
    

13. change passwords:

    conf t
    enable secret <new_secret_password>
    enable password <new_enable_password>
    line vty 0 15
    password <new_vty_password>
    login
    line con 0
    password <new_console_password>
    exit
    

14. write memory
    

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BY: Pejman Moghadam
TAG: catalyst-3560, password-recovery
DATE: 2014-01-06 09:26:40

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