Unable to login to Cisco ASR 9001. Forgot my Login and password for Cisco ASR 9001.
Solution:
ASR9001 Root Password recovery:
Assuming Single-RSP (Route Switch Processor) on the ASR 9001 router. By default when you start a new Cisco ASR 9001, it should ask you to set up new root login ID & password. If you happened to for forget the login credential and need to break in by bypassing the existing configuration, then try the below:
Step 1. Power cycle (turn power off and then on back) the device and press break keys Fn + Break / Ctrl+Break…( The break is based on the terminal access application you using for console)
Step 2. The above action will place the router in ROMMON(ROM Monitor) mode
Step 3. rommon B1>confreg 0x142
Step 4. rommon B2> reset
Check which baud rate it is communicating now change your putty Baud rate to 9600 if needs to..
router con0/0/CPU0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
— Administrative User Dialog —
Step 5. After you press return Enter new login ID & password, confirm the new poassword
Enter root-system username: user <can be anything you want or based on your organization’s login or password creation conventions for example admin as username and Password123 as password).
Enter secret:
Enter secret again:
Step 6. After you save the new password, the configuration register automatically resets to the prior value (such as 0x102).
Step 7. Use the recently added login ID & password for privilege level access -> Save the new configuration
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# copy run start
