Cisco 6500 switch

[msab]

Cisco 6500 switch, all usernames have been removed while "aaa new-model" remained on the config.  Cannot login the switch since it's requestiing username. I have the enable password. Is there anyway to by pass username request ?

[smehrnia]

Hi,

have you tried password recovery process?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_password_recovery09186a0080133fb1.shtml

6500 supervisor 720 IOS prior to 12.2(17)SX:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_password_recovery09186a00801caa95.shtml

plz Rate if it helped.

Soroush.

[msab]

There is no password problem. It’s the username .

[smehrnia]

I believe the recovery process is about bypassing the startup-config and evade initializing the whole config not just passwords!

CheerZ.

plz Rate if it helped.

Soroush.

[Reza Sharifi]

Mehran,

Is is the same for console access?

Has the config been saved since the removal of the username?

If yes to both, than as Soroush suggested do a password recovery.  Once you are in enable mode, you can set a new username and password.

HTH

[smehrnia]

hi Reza...

have you worked with ASR 9000 (ios-xr)?

this transition from 6500 to ASR9K is killing me!

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi Soroush,

Unfortunately not.  I work on a Government project currently and we were about to purchase a couple of them for the core, but the price was just toooo high.  I saw your question the other night regarding the mls qos and could not find the equivalent.  I heard, they are pretty nice devices.  How do you like the hardware and software?

Thanks,

Reza

[smehrnia]

Im on a project where currently 6500's are working for core and going to be replaced by ASR9K, im still working on ASR configuration. actualy i have to copy the 6500 into the ASR but there are loads of differences n I have to address them. also there is little documention and config exmples available comparing to regular IOS... So, it is going on slow... pffff...

[msab]

I'm accessing through console. Switch is live and has heavy load. trying to avoid reboot.