A Q about Cisco router password config?

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Afternoon,

why is it when i set the line console 0 password and reload the router it doesnt save my password? it just goes straight to user mode.

If i dont reload and just exit all the way out and then try to get into user mode it will ask for a console password. Strange, why is this?

Am i suppose to copy the running-config to the startup-config?

thanks

 

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You will need to write the config to start config, otherwise you are only making changes in the current environment. Once written to the startup config then it should ask you every time.

Try it and see! Only way to learn! ;-)

 

thanks for the reply, right what i did was set up a console password then in enable mode i copied the running config to the startup config. It then asked for a file destination which lead me to press the enter key. Done no errors but when i turn off my router it starts with the set up mode which i exit but no prompt for the console password.

 

Just typing "wr" should be enough.

Please copy whatever output you're getting if that doesn't work?

 

still the same with 'wr'

the output:

Router>enable
Router#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#line console 0
Router(config-line)#login
% Login disabled on line 0, until 'password' is set
Router(config-line)#password cisco
Router(config-line)#exit
Router(config)#exit
Router#
*Jul 22 22:33:43.659: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
Router#wr
Building configuration...
[OK]
Router#reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]y
*Jul 22 22:34:13.715: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by console. Reload Reason: Reload command.
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*Mar 1 00:00:11.719: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet1, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:11.719: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet2, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:11.719: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet3, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:11.719: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet4, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:12.839: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet1, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:12.839: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet2, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:12.839: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet3, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:12.839: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet4, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:14.131: %VPN_HW-6-INFO_LOC: Crypto engine: onboard 0 State changed to: Initialized
*Mar 1 00:00:14.159: %VPN_HW-6-INFO_LOC: Crypto engine: onboard 0 State changed to: Enabled
*Mar 1 00:00:24.559: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:27.567: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:27.567: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface ATM0, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:28.567: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface ATM0, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:29.575: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet1, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:29.579: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:29.579: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet2, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:29.579: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet3, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:29.583: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet4, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:30.579: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet1, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:30.579: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet2, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:30.579: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet3, changed state to down
*Mar 1 00:00:30.583: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet4, changed state to down
*Jul 22 22:34:09.907: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to administratively down
*Jul 22 22:34:09.911: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface ATM0, changed state to administratively down
*Jul 22 22:34:10.175: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet2, changed state to administratively down
*Jul 22 22:34:10.623: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted --
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*Jul 22 22:34:10.627: %SNMP-5-COLDSTART: SNMP agent on host Router is undergoing a cold start
*Jul 22 22:34:13.887: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet2, changed state to down
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Can you post the output of "show version" please?

 

i think you may have the wrong confreg setting......did you change it to reset the config at some point? It should be 0x2102...yours is probably 0x2142 which is what you change it to to make the router bypass the startup configuration file.

You will need to send a break command during bootup of the router to get to rommon mode then type something like "confreg 0x2102" (no quotation marks)

 

thanks mate, working now. Had the wrong confreg settings. Had 0x2142 instead of 0x2102.