Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor

Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 6.1(1)E2

OL-19696-01

Recovering the Password

Disabling Password Recovery Using the CLI

To disable password recovery in the CLI, follow these steps:

Step 1

Step 2

Enter global configuration mode.

sensor# configure terminal

Step 3

Enter host mode.

sensor(config)# service host

Step 4

Disable password recovery.

sensor(config-hos)# password-recovery disallowed

Disabling Password Recovery Using IDM

To disable password recovery in IDM, follow these steps:

Step 1

Step 2

Choose Configuration > Sensor Setup > Network. The Network pane appears.

Step 3

To disable password recovery, uncheck the Allow Password Recovery check box.

For More Information

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If you are not certain about whether password recovery is enabled or disabled, see

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For more information on reimaging sensors, refer to

Verifying the State of Password Recovery

Use the show settings | include password command to verify whether password recovery is enabled.

To verify whether password recovery is enabled, follow these steps:

Step 1

Step 2

Enter service host submode.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor (config)# service host

sensor (config-hos)#

Step 3

Verify the state of password recovery by using the include keyword to show settings in a filtered output.

sensor(config-hos)# show settings | include password

password-recovery: allowed <defaulted>

sensor(config-hos)#