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Password recovery HELP!!!

Password recovery HELP!!!

rlmoura
New Contributor


Good afternoon all,

I've managed to lock myself out of a switch this afternoon and can't remember the password.

Could someone help me out with the recovery string please:

TqF8qg$.YOmzkfs6djq7WAJFDzlE0

 

Many thanks,

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Gabriel_G
Extreme Employee

You can attempt one of the methods in this article to recover the switch yourself:
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000074224

 

Or, if you have serial console access, you can ask GTAC for assistance with a ONE TIME FAILSAFE login:
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000080839

 

Worst case scenario, you can factory default your switch and reconfigure it. While on a console connection, depending on the platform you will see options on bootup to either boot into 'bootROM' or boot with a factory default configuration. If on a switch with a bootROM, the commands to boot with a factory default configuration are 'config none' then 'boot'. 

 

No one at Extreme will be able to tell you the password of an account previously configured on a switch and there is no 'recovery string' mechanism for EXOS passwords.

Hope that helps!

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Gabriel_G
Extreme Employee

You can attempt one of the methods in this article to recover the switch yourself:
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000074224

 

Or, if you have serial console access, you can ask GTAC for assistance with a ONE TIME FAILSAFE login:
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000080839

 

Worst case scenario, you can factory default your switch and reconfigure it. While on a console connection, depending on the platform you will see options on bootup to either boot into 'bootROM' or boot with a factory default configuration. If on a switch with a bootROM, the commands to boot with a factory default configuration are 'config none' then 'boot'. 

 

No one at Extreme will be able to tell you the password of an account previously configured on a switch and there is no 'recovery string' mechanism for EXOS passwords.

Hope that helps!

Stefan_K_
Valued Contributor

I would get in contact with GTAC. Here probably nobody can help you.

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