Baystack 470 Password reset via SNMP

[meberline]

Hi Michael,
Love your site. I've been using it as a reference for over 4 yrs now. Thanks for all the priceless information.

I have a network of Baystack 470's running v3.6.3.05 (a school district no less) that we manage and I cannot log into several of the 470's remotely. I am however able to log into one of them and verified there is no console pwd set. My fear is someone was able to access the rest of them via the console and change the password. Is there any way you know of to reset the RW password using snmp set command? I know both the RW & RO strings. Since these are pre 3.7 they only require a password. I was hoping to avoid dispatching someone to site and console in. Thanks again for taking the time to pass your knowledge and experiences onto us.

Mike

[Michael McNamara]

Hi Mike and welcome to the forums!

It's possible by uploading a configuration file that includes the correct and/or known passwords. While this is pretty easy to accomplish on Cisco switches it can be tricky to accomplish on Avaya (formerly Nortel) switches.

I would test in your lab before you try anything... also you need to be running a version of code that supports ASCII uploads. You essentially upload the ASCII configuration file with just the password commands and the switch should execute it, resetting your passwords.

The syntax in the configuration file should match exactly what you'd need to enter into the console.

Good Luck!

[Dominik]

All you need for the passwordchange via SNMP is the JDM, a TFTP server and a ascii script.

Your script should look like this:

enable
configure terminal
cli password switch read-only PASWORD
cli password switch read-write PASWORD_RW
exit
exit

When you have your sript placed in a textfile and ready to be loaded via tftp open your ES470 with the JDM.

Edit >> Filesystem >> ASCII Config File
here you have to enter the IP of your TFTP server and the name of the ascii script.
AsciiConfigManualDownload  >> Download Now >> Apply

Good Luck