Rescue Mode Authentication Service Management Menu

1. Connect to the console port. Do not use the ESA ports or the Admin management port. For more information, see Using the Console Port.
2. Reboot the system.
   The following menu appears during the reboot process.

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   Controller
   Controller Rescue
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3. Select the Rescue Mode, and then press [Enter].
   The Rescue Start-up Menu appears.

   Rescue Start-up Menu. Use with extreme caution.
   1) Force System Recovery
   2) Create System Backup Image
   3) Display Backup Images
   4) FTP Menu
   5) Network Interface Menu
   6) Manually run File System Check Utility (fsck)
   7) Restore Backup Image directly from the FTP server
   8) Authentication Service Management Menu
   9) Flash Menu
   R) Reboot
   WARNING! - Forcing system recovery will erase all files, and reinstall the selected image (either backup or factory).
   Reboot will restart the system back into Normal mode.
   If you have any questions about these options, please contact Support.
   Your choice:

4. Type 8.
   The Authentication Service Management menu displays.

   Authentication Service Management Menu
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   1) Set Login Mode to Local
   2) Reset Accounts and Passwords to Factory Default
   3) Change administrator password
   B) Return back to main menu
   Please enter your choice:

5. Type the sequence number of the appropriate option, given in the Authentication Service Management menu.
   • Set Login Mode to Local – Type 1 if the login authentication mode was set to RADIUS-based authentication, and you want to revert to the local login authentication mode.
   • Reset Accounts and Passwords to Factory Default – Type 2 if you want to reset the login accounts and password to factory defaults.
   • Change administrator password – Type 3 if you want to change the administrator‘s password.
   • Return back to main menu – Type B if you want to return to the main menu.
6. After you have used any of the first three options in the Authentication Service Management menu, type B to return to the main menu.

   Rescue Start-up Menu. Use with extreme caution.
   1) Force System Recovery
   2) Create System Backup Image
   3) Display Backup Images
   4) FTP Menu
   5) Network Interface Menu
   6) Manually run File System Check Utility (fsck)
   7) Restore Backup Image directly from the FTP server
   8) Authentication Service Management Menu
   9) Flash Menu
   R) Reboot
   WARNING! - Forcing system recovery will erase all files, and reinstall the selected image (either backup or factory).
   Reboot will restart the system back into Normal mode.

7. Type R. The system restarts into normal mode.