Recover the root login account

If the root account is disabled and SLX-OS CLI is not available, recover the root login account.

Before you begin

Note

These instructions are for all devices except SLX 9540 running SLX-OS 20.1.x and below versions.

For instructions to restore root login/password on SLX 9540 running SLX-OS 20.1.x and below, see Recover the root password when shell prompt is available.

1. Enter the reboot command.
2. Select and enter the ONIE option.
3. Select and enter the ONIE: Rescue option.
4. Define the root login for the root recover environment variable.
   

   ONIE:/ # bootenv VM_Root_Recover RootLogin

5. Enter the reboot command.
   

   ONIE:/ # reboot
   ONIE:/ # discover: Rescue mode detected. No discover stopped
   Stopping: dropbear ssh daemon... done

   The root account is now enabled. You can log in with the default password.
6. If the SLX-OS CLI is available, you can recover the root account by using the SLX-OS CLI root enable command.