5.19.5
Returning to User Mode
The clear password command clears the password environment variable, setting it to
zero. Once the password is cleared, you are returned to user mode.
Example 5–22 Clear Password
>>> clear password
Please enter the password:
X
Console is secure
>>> clear password
Please enter the password:
Y
Password successfully cleared.
>>>
Explanation
X
The wrong password is entered. The system remains in secure mode.
Y
The password is successfully cleared.
The
clear password
command is used to exit secure mode and return to user mode. To use
clear password
, you must know the current password. Once you clear the password, the
console is no longer secure.
To clear the password without knowing the current password, you must use the
login
command in conjunction with the RMC
halt in/out
commands, as described in preceding
Section 5.19.4.
Using Firmware
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