①How do I reset the admin password on Aruba Instant?

Product and Software: This article applies to Aruba Instant.

 

To reset the admin password on Aruba Instant:

 

1) From the console, enter this username and password:

 

Username: admin

Password: forgetme!

 

2) Get into configure terminal mode:

 

# configure terminal

 

3) Issue this command to reset the password:

 

(config)# mgmt-user <username> <password>

(config)# exit

# write memory

 

 

②Product and Software: This article applies to all Aruba controllers and ArubaOS versions.

To restore the admin password on the controller, follow these steps:
Log in from the console.
Use "password" as the user name and use "forgetme!" as the password.
Enable the mode password as "enable".
In configuration mode, enter the ‘mgmt-user admin root’ command to reset the admin password.
Re-login using the new admin password.
In configuration mode, enter the ‘enable secret’ command to reset the enable mode password.
For example:
User:password
Password:forgetme!
(aruba) &gt;enable
Password:enable
(aruba) #configure terminal
Enter Configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z
(aruba) (config) #mgmt-user admin root
Password: <new admin password>
Re-Type password: <new admin password>
(aruba) (config) #exit
(aruba) #exit
(aruba) &gt;exit
User: admin
Password: <new admin password>
(aruba) &gt;enable
Password:enable
(aruba) #configure terminal
Enter Configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z
(aruba) (config) #enable secret
Password: <new enable password>
Re-Type password: <new enable password>
(aruba) (config) #write memory