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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Settings
Performing Password Recovery
The ASA prompts you for new values.
Step 8
Accept the default values for all settings, except for the "disable system configuration?" value.
Step 9
At the prompt, enter
Y
.
Step 10
Reload the ASA by entering the following command:
rommon #2>
boot
Launching BootLoader...
Boot configuration file contains 1 entry.
Loading disk0:/asa800-226-k8.bin... Booting...Loading...
The ASA loads the default configuration instead of the startup configuration.
Step 11
Access the privileged EXEC mode by entering the following command:
hostname#
enable
Step 12
When prompted for the password, press
Enter
.
The password is blank.
Step 13
Load the startup configuration by entering the following command:
hostname#
copy startup-config running-config
Step 14
Access the global configuration mode by entering the following command:
hostname#
configure terminal
Step 15
Change the passwords, as required, in the default configuration by entering the following commands:
hostname(config)#
password
password
hostname(config)#
enable password
password
hostname(config)#
username
name
password
password
Step 16
Load the default configuration by entering the following command:
hostname(config)#
no
config-register
The default configuration register value is 0x1. For more information about the configuration register,
see the command reference.
Step 17
Save the new passwords to the startup configuration by entering the following command:
hostname(config)#
copy running-config startup-config
Disabling Password Recovery
To disable password recovery to ensure that unauthorized users cannot use the password recovery
mechanism to compromise the ASA, enter the following command:
Command
Purpose
no service password-recovery
Example:
hostname (config)# no service
password-recovery
Disables password recovery.
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
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Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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Page 2059: ...P A R T 2 System Administration ...
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