Enable password recovery using TACACS+?

Question

We have a switch with an enable password for the admin account that us currently unknown.  Before taking the more drastic step of rebooting the device to recover the password, I was wondering if it's possible to set the password for the admin account while logged in as a TACACS+ user.  The TACACS+ user account has full admin privileges, I just wasn't sure if you are only able to change your own password or if you can change it for another account as well. Switch is a Dell Force10 S4048-ON if that matters.

DELL-Josh Cr · Accepted Answer

Hi, I do not see a way to change another user password from the OS, you can create new users but not edit existing.

BobZanis · Answer

Hello! If I understand this correctly you want to change the enable password for the local device account. Often these can get lost or forgotten due to being rarely used. If your issue is only one one device and you have priv 15 credentials to the switch this is an easy fix. You're able remove the existing enable password and replace with new. An example would be this:

switch# conf

switch(conf)#no enable password
or

switch(conf)#no enable secret

switch(conf)$enable secret YourPasswordHere

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Enable password recovery using TACACS+?

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