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Configuring Username and Password Security
Front-Panel Security
Figure 2-21. Example of Re-Enabling the Clear Button’s Default Operation
Changing the Operation of the Reset+Clear Combination
In their default configuration, using the Reset+Clear buttons in the combina-
tion described under “Restoring the Factory Default Configuration” on page
2-36 replaces the switch’s current startup-config file with the factory-default
startup-config file, then reboots the switch, and removes local password
protection. This means that anyone who has physical access to the switch
could use this button combination to replace the switch’s current configu-
ration with the factory-default configuration, and render the switch acces-
sible without the need to input a username or password. You can use the
factory-reset command to prevent the Reset+Clear combination from being
used for this purpose.
Switch(config)# show front—panel—security
Clear Password — Disabled
Factory Reset — Enabled
Password Recovery — Enabled
Switch(config)# no front—panel—security password—clear reset—on—clear
Switch(config)# show front—panel—security
Clear Password — Enabled
Reset—on—clear — Disabled
Factory Reset — Enabled
Password Recovery — Enabled
Shows password-clear disabled.
Enables password-clear, with reset-on-
clear disabled by the “no” statement at
the beginning of the command.
Shows password-clear enabled, with
reset-on-clear disabled.
Syntax: [no] front-panel-security factory-reset
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