Recover the root password when ONIE is available

Note

Note

ONIE is available for all SLX devices, except for SLX 9540 running SLX-OS version 20.1.x and below.

  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 value for the root recover environment variable.
    ONIE:/ # bootenv VM_Root_Recover RootPasswd
  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 fibranne password.