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How to copy one Switch configuration to another Switch with encrypted passwords

How to copy one Switch configuration to another Switch with encrypted passwords

holden
New Contributor
Hi,

i need to copy the config from a LAN attached Switch to a local switch to replace it later?

If i run the show conf to get the running config of the LAN attached switch in plaintext and paste it to the local(not LAN Attched device) it will not enter the encrypted passwords for Radius.(not well formated)

I dont know the Passwords and their are encrypted.

How can i copy a configuration from the LAN Attched device to the local device or create from this config a template to for configuration of other devices?

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Drew_C
Valued Contributor III
What version of EXOS are you running? I wonder if what you're experiencing is related to this issue...
https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Q_A/Are-There-Illegal-Password-Characters-in-XOS/

holden
New Contributor
thanks, the switch has to be reset. after i reset it, it has accept the command.

Drew_C
Valued Contributor III
Hi Holger,
The
code:
configure radius mgmt-access [primary|secondary] shared-secret encrypted "(encrypted_secret)"
command will allow you to copy the config over to another switch and should work. In our lab, this is how I apply my RADIUS config to other switches. You won't be able to take the password in the config directly and enter it - you'll need to use the "encrypted" keyword to tell EXOS that you're giving it an already encrypted password.

If you knew the password, you would enter it directly without the "encrypted" keyword in the command. The switch would then encrypt it and safely store it in the config.

Here's some more information on the command: http://documentation.extremenetworks.com/exos_commands/EXOS_All/EXOS_Commands_All/r_configure-radius...
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