I have just been loaned a 3550 switch on which to practice my newly acquired
skills from a CCNA class I am enrolled in.  I can't seem to reset or recover
the password.

I've followed the instructions at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps628/products_password_reco
very09186a0080094184.shtml about six or seven times.

Each time I get to step:

--
13. Change the password:
Switch#configure terminal
--

I receive the "Authorization failed" message.  I assume I am doing something
wrong, but I can't figure it out.  Anyone got any ideas?

Can I edit the config.text file directly?  Can I delete the config.text and
have it rewritten from scratch when the switch boots?

Help please or I will have ANOTHER piece of networking equipment I'm not
smart enough to use!

Thanks,
SPN

During the recovery process, one is instructed to copy the config.text to
running-config.  That is the step that must be ignored.  The config file had
a password setup.

Thanks for giving me time to figure it out on my own.


"group user" <idonthaveone@this.address> wrote in message
news:brncb2$q0a10@kcweb01.netnews.att.com...
> I have just been loaned a 3550 switch on which to practice my newly
acquired
> skills from a CCNA class I am enrolled in.  I can't seem to reset or
recover
> the password.
>
> I've followed the instructions at
>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps628/products_password_reco
> very09186a0080094184.shtml about six or seven times.
>
> Each time I get to step:
>
> --
> 13. Change the password:
> Switch#configure terminal
> --
>
> I receive the "Authorization failed" message.  I assume I am doing
something
> wrong, but I can't figure it out.  Anyone got any ideas?
>
> Can I edit the config.text file directly?  Can I delete the config.text
and
> have it rewritten from scratch when the switch boots?
>
> Help please or I will have ANOTHER piece of networking equipment I'm not
> smart enough to use!
>
> Thanks,
> SPN
>
>
>
>