Unable to enter into Enable mode

My Catalyst 2924 switch can't seem to enter into the Enable mode when I input the password, is there any solution to this? It runs slow compare to my 3548 switch.

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4_lom

What exactly does it do after you enter the password?

Alhaji265

Doesn't do anything except for "password expire" message appears.

alan2308

A password recovery procedure would let you either change the config register and start up without the startup config, or just wipe it and start over. Maybe it's something in the config. Running "slow" could be settings in the config as well (terminal settings). If that doesn't do any good it could be a corrupt IOS image or flaky hardware, those things are a bit long in the tooth.

Dieg0M

This is caused by the Cisco gremlins inside your 2924. They tend to get grumpy when you don't feed them.

Legacy User

Its very possible you are typing in the wrong password. Do a password recovery and try a simple password like cisco to see if it works. I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work. If the password cisco works then you can then revert it to whatever complex password you desire.

4_lom

As everyone else has said, a password recovery would take care of the problem. Follow the steps here:

Cisco Catalyst Fixed Configuration Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switches - Cisco Systems

Futura

We have some switches that have a triple A server as the first option for authentication

If the triple A server is unavailable it takes a little while for them to think about using the second option which is indeed enable, well it is on our kit.

food for thought,

Alhaji265

Thanks! It's up and running.