no priviledge mode password for 1721

Sa'ad

Hello mates. I know I should've known this but I need a quick answer if anybody can help.

I'm trying to get into the priviledge mode on a 1721

router>enable
%No password set
router>

That is what I'm getting, how do I set an enable password if I can't even get to the enable mode?

Thanks for your responses in advance!

EdTheLad

Login via the console port,you need to set the enable secret password before you telnet to the box.

mikej412

You're on the router, so it isn't a vty login/password issue....

My guess is it's a AAA issue. Use password recovery -- but look at the startup-config first to confirm my wild guess.

So... is that a console connection or vty (telnet) connection? You're not modem'ed into the AUX port - right? Lab or Production router?

Sa'ad

Thanks for your quick responses guys. Unfortunately, I ended up placing a ticket for dispatch.

Now to answer your questions, I telneted to the router, and I couldn't do show run or start because I was only loged in as user mode, and yea this is a production router of 1 of our customer's. The field tech that originally configured the router must have forgotten to place the priviledge mode password. The customer didn't have a console cable so I couldn't think of any other way of getting into the router to place a priviledge mode pw.

I'm ccna and I hate to admit that I've never done password recovery yet, just because I always used boson netsim and not real equipment for my ccna. I googled it but didn't get any result for doing password recovery on 1700 series only the 2500/2600 is all I got and I don't know if the process is the same for the 1700.

Humper

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