I lost privilege to global config mode

workfrom925

While I was playing with the privilege command, I entered:

Router(config)#user john privilege 3 pass mypass

And that was the only user I set up. But it seems what I did was not only setting up just one user, but also taking away my usual level 15 privilege to do "config t" without a password. Now when I log in to the router, I can only log in as john and I only have level 3 privilege. Is there any other way for me to gain access to global config mode? Or is it time for me to reset the router?

Ismaeljrp

Did you configure an Enable secret ?

What you did should allow you to login as john with mypass
You'll be here :
Router#
But if you run the show privi, you'll see it as 3.... you don't have full privilege exec mode, try enable once you are at the Router# prompt, it'll require you to enter the enable secret if you have it...and then you are at level 15.....your users password is not equivalent to entering the enable secret..you still have to enter the enable secret if you want privlege level 15.