F5 BigIP Password Recovery

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The following details the basic procedure for performing password recovery on F5 Network's BigIP software v9.x devices.

Prerequisites

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These pre-requisites must be met;

1. Working serial console connection to the device, (a Null Modem Cable is required)

Procedure

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• Connect a PC/similar device to the BigIP serial console port, configure your terminal software parameters as follows: 19200, 8, N, 1.

• Reboot or power on the device

• Enter single user mode as described in this article: Single User Mode, F5 BigIP

• Mount all filesystems with the mount -a command

• Use the f5passwd command to change or reset user account passwords as necessary. The exact syntax is as follows: f5passwd username.

• Enter reboot to reboot the device

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