factory default on ASA 5520

[shahid_duet]

Dear boss

I  have another asa 5520 and it is configured. when i do factory default  every thing  erase. ok. when i enter again it promped for enable  password. and it takes my privious password taht i gave in full  configuration.

It generally comes no password .

Why enable PW dont erase  ?

why factory default holds my previous password  ?

pls suggest me

shahid

[andrew.prince]

Wr erase will remove all config

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[p.mcgowan]

write erase will remove all configuration following a reload, it will not retain passwords.

did you reload the ASA after you did write erase?

[shahid_duet]

Dear Mcgowan

Thanks.

I just did conf factory-default then write then reload.

Every configuration removed. but enable password retain privious one.

why it happened ?

is there any procedure to do factory default ?

[andrew.prince · Accepted solution]

at the command line in enable mode type

write erase

if it asks you to save anything to memory - say no.  Then reload the ASA.

[shahid_duet]

Hi prince

u r correct.

when i do conf  factory-default it retain enable password and management IP.

when i do write erase every conf  erase.

I thing this is difference between write erase and factory default.

thanks

[Imran Irshad]

Hi Dear,

ASA(config)# write erase

Erase configuration in Flash memory? [confirm]     (Press Enter)

ASA(config)#reload

[andrew.prince]

You see the bit where it says Save? [Y]es/[N]o you NEED to input N

As the bottom says "2776 bytes copied" means you have NOT cleared the config.