Cisco Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector XT 5600A Guía De Información
Password Recovery Procedure for the Cisco Guard
and Traffic Anomaly Detector Password Recovery
and Traffic Anomaly Detector Password Recovery
Document ID: 63544
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Conventions
Step−by−Step Procedure
Related Information
Prerequisites
Requirements
Conventions
Step−by−Step Procedure
Related Information
Introduction
This document describes the procedure for recovering the password of the root user in a Cisco Guard or a
Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation appliance. This password is
used to control root access to a Cisco Guard or Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector system. The root password is
encrypted and can only be replaced by a new password using the procedure below.
Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation appliance. This password is
used to control root access to a Cisco Guard or Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector system. The root password is
encrypted and can only be replaced by a new password using the procedure below.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Conventions
For more information on document conventions, refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.
Step−by−Step Procedure
Complete these steps.
Attach a keyboard and a monitor to the Cisco Guard or Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector (this
procedure cannot be performed through a serial or a network connection.)
procedure cannot be performed through a serial or a network connection.)
1.
Login and type reboot.
2.
While the box is powering up, keep the shift key pressed. This will get you a "Lilo boot:" prompt.
3.
Press TAB to see available images.
Note: 3.0.8 has a 'Cisco' image, while older images have 'Riverhead'.
4.
Type Cisco 1 to get a single user image loaded (or Riverhead 1 in older systems). This will boot the
system in single user mode.
system in single user mode.
5.
During the boot process you will be asked for a password. Enter the fixed password dud&ndud. This
will give you a root shell.
will give you a root shell.
6.
Now you can run the passwd command to change root's password. You will be asked to confirm the
password you have chosen, for example:
password you have chosen, for example:
[root@DETECTOR root]# passwd
Changing password for user root.
7.