Hello all! I've inherited a network with ... a few issues. Our TACACS currently isn't working, so that's currently shut off. I want to ensure I can at least access my switches both locally through the console and remotely using the local user.
For one pair of switches though, I've got something odd. It allows me to log in using the local user/password, but when I try to enable to priv exec mode, I get "Error in authentication". Now, since TACACS is off, I'm guessing someone messed up an Enable or Secret password along the way.
The kicker is, when I try to perform the steps for password recovery, I never get an "Enter initial config dialog" prompt. For reference, I follow these steps: power on, mode button, flash_init, switch_ignore_startup_cfg=1, boot flash:packages.conf. (I also tried adding switch_disable_password_recovery=0 after ignore startup config to no effect.)
Whenever I boot to the flash:packages.conf, it loads up as normal to the default banner/username prompt.
Thoughts? (Note: I won't be able to post a config due to company policy. I know, I'm being a pain, sorry.) Should I try booting to a different flash image? Any advice would be appreciated.
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