Need help resetting the enable password on an ASA5505 device

[espressobeanie]

Need help resetting the disable password on an ASA5505 device

[Javier Portuguez]

Hi,

Could you please elaborate a little bit more on what your issue is?

Thanks

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[espressobeanie]

Yea,

I locked myself out of my own ASA5505 VPN and I cannot reset the device. I searched and saw this:

Jul 14, 2011 8:35 AM (in response to Thomas Davis)

ASA 5505 I lost the enable password for spare device.you can restore an ASA to factory default by following this procedure;

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/security/asa/asa71/configuration/guide/trouble.html#wp1049302

once you have access to the console perorm the following;

write erase

reload

this will restore the ASA to factory defaults

I can't access the document/resource to see the solution. I tried the reset button and couldn't find a reset switch on the motherboard. How do I reset the unit to the factory defaults without having to access some proprietary documentation?

[winzony_7]

Its easy, you have to follow these steps to recovery the password without change the configuration or if you want, you can restore the ASA to the factory settings.

Note: ASA5505 doesnt have a reset button to restore settings.

1. Unplug and plug the ASA

2. press Break or press ESC repeatedly

3. You go into rommon mode

4. rommon #0>confreg 0x41

5. rommon #1>boot

6. The device will reboot normally, but will not have settings applied

7. asa> enable

    password:

    asa(config)#config-register 0x01

    Note: No password if requested so press enter when ''password:'' appears

8. asa(config)#wr 

And you will have a resetted ASA5505

[Javier Portuguez]

Hi,

Here is a good link as well:

Performing Password Recovery for the ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance

http://tools.cisco.com/squish/952b3

I hope it helps.

Thanks.

[dave.florek]

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[Javier Portuguez]

Hi,

You need to login first to cisco.com

Please let me know.

[espressobeanie]

Ah, that's weird. I thought SSO was going to work automatically, but guess not. Thanks a million!

[Javier Portuguez]

Good news to hear

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[Javier Portuguez]

Dear David,

I wonder if you could mark this as a solved issue.

Thanks for your time.

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