
A-16 Cisco 2524 and Cisco 2525 Router User Guide
Recovering Lost Passwords
Step 4 If the configuration register is set to disable Break, power cycle the router. (Turn
the router OFF, wait five seconds, and then turn the router ON again.) If the
configuration register is set to enable Break, press the Break key or send a Break
signal to the router and then proceed to Step 6.
Note If your keyboard does not have a Break key, refer to your terminal or terminal
emulation software documentation for information about how to send a Break signal to the
router.
Step 5 Within 60 seconds of turning ON the router, press the Break key or send a Break
signal. The ROM monitor prompt (>) appears.
Step 6 Enter the o/r command to reset the configuration register to boot from the boot
ROMs and ignore NVRAM:
> o/r 0x142
Step 7 Enter the initialize command to initialize the router:
> initialize
The router power cycles and the configuration register is set to 0x142. The router
boots the system image in Flash memory and the System Configuration Dialog
appears:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
Step 8 Enter no in response to the System Configuration Dialog prompts until the
following message appears:
Press RETURN to get started!
Step 9 Press Return.
Step 10 Enter privileged EXEC mode and then enter the show startup-config command
to display the passwords in the configuration file:
Router> enable
Router# show startup-config
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