I'm experiencing an issue that was referenced in this article from 2 years ago:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11828266/password-recovery-catalyst-3850-switch
However, I'm not trying to do a password recovery. I need to do a factory reset because I set some "aaa" configurations on the switch and it wont let me in now. I can't even get a login or password prompt. I've rebooted, broken the boot sequence using the "Mode" button, did the "flash_init" and there is where I get stuck. A "dir flash:" shows the following list:
54209 drwx 4096 .
2 drwx 4096 ..
54210 -rwx 2097152 nvram_config
54211 -rwx 74410468 cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.02.00SE.pkg
54212 -rwx 2773680 cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.02.00.SE.pkg
54213 -rwx 32478044 cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.02.00SE.pkg
54214 -rwx 30393116 cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9.SPA.150-1.EX.pkg
54215 -rwx 18313952 cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.02.00.SE.pkg
54216 -rwx 63402700 cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.0.100.0.pkg
54217 -rwx 1218 packages.conf
54218 -rw- 556 vlan.dat
54219 -rwx 57 express_setup.debug
Which brings me to my sticking point. I try to delete and/or rename the nvram_config and vlan.dat and it tells me that it is a read only file system and that the file is not deleted. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Roy
