Password Recovery for Cisco ASA 5500 Series - Revision history

Philipp at 13:40, 12 January 2012

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Roberto at 10:07, 29 July 2011

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Roberto at 08:59, 20 May 2010

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Roberto at 08:59, 20 May 2010

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Roberto at 08:59, 20 May 2010

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Roberto at 08:59, 20 May 2010

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Roberto at 08:58, 20 May 2010

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Roberto at 10:37, 19 May 2010

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Roberto at 10:35, 19 May 2010

2010-05-19T10:35:52Z

Roberto at 07:09, 19 May 2010

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-'''Step 1''' Connect to the security appliance console port according to the "Accessing the Command-Line Interface".
+* '''Step 1''' Connect to the security appliance console port according to the "Accessing the Command-Line Interface".
-'''Step 2''' Power off the security appliance, and then power it on.
+ rommon #1> confreg
 The security appliance displays the current configuration register value, and asks if you want to change the value:
-Current Configuration Register: 0x00000011
+ Current Configuration Register: 0x00000011
-−
-Configuration Summary:
+ Configuration Summary:
-−
    boot TFTP, image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
-Do you wish to change this configuration? y/n [n]:
+* '''Step 5''' Record your current configuration register value, so you can restore it later.
+* '''Step 6''' At the prompt, enter '''Y''' to change the value.
 The security appliance prompts you for new values.
-'''Step 7''' Accept the default values for all settings, except for the "disable system configuration?" value; at that prompt, enter '''Y.'''
+* '''Step 7''' Accept the default values for all settings, except for the ''disable system configuration?'' value; at that prompt, enter '''Y'''
-'''Step 8''' Reload the security appliance by entering the following command:
+ rommon #2> boot
 The security appliance loads a default configuration instead of the startup configuration.
-'''Step 9''' Enter privileged EXEC mode by entering the following command:
+* '''Step 9''' Enter privileged EXEC mode by entering the following command:
-hostname> enable
+ hostname> enable
-'''Step 10''' When prompted for the password, press '''Return.'''
+* '''Step 10''' When prompted for the password, press '''Return.'''
 The password is blank.
-'''Step 11''' Load the startup configuration by entering the following command:
+* '''Step 11''' Load the startup configuration by entering the following command:
-hostname# configure terminal
+ hostname# copy startup-config running-config
-'''Step 13''' Change the passwords in the configuration by entering the following commands, as necessary:
+* '''Step 12''' Enter global configuration mode by entering the following command:
-hostname(config)# password password
+ hostname# configure terminal
-hostname(config)# enable password password
+* '''Step 13''' Change the passwords in the configuration by entering the following commands, as necessary:
-hostname(config)# username name password password
+ hostname(config)# password <password>
-'''Step 14''' Change the configuration register to load the startup configuration at the next reload by entering the following command:
+* '''Step 14''' Change the configuration register to load the startup configuration at the next reload by entering the following command:
-hostname(config)# config-register value
+ hostname(config)# config-register <value>
-Where value is the configuration register value you noted in Step 5. 0×1 is the default configuration register. For more information about the configuration register, see the Cisco Security Appliance Command Reference.
+Where ''<value>'' is the configuration register value you noted in Step 5. 0×1 is the default configuration register. For more information about the configuration register, see the Cisco Security Appliance Command Reference.
-'''Step 15''' Save the new passwords to the startup configuration by entering the following command:
+* '''Step 15''' Save the new passwords to the startup configuration by entering the following command:
-hostname(config)# copy running-config startup-config
+ hostname(config)# copy running-config startup-config

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	'''Step 1''' Connect to the security appliance console port according to the "Accessing the Command-Line Interface".		'''Step 1''' Connect to the security appliance console port according to the "Accessing the Command-Line Interface".
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	'''Step 2''' Power off the security appliance, and then power it on.		'''Step 2''' Power off the security appliance, and then power it on.

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 Configuration Summary:
-   boot TFTP , image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
+   boot TFTP, image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
 Do you wish to change this configuration? y/n [n]:

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 Configuration Summary:
-   boot TFTP, image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
+   boot TFTP , image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
 Do you wish to change this configuration? y/n [n]:

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 Configuration Summary:
-   boot tftp , image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
+   boot TFTP, image, boot default image from Flash on netboot failure
 Do you wish to change this configuration? y/n [n]: