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+====== Password Recovery on Aruba 2930F via Remote Console ======
+This procedure allows resetting the administrator (manager) password on an Aruba 2930F switch using a remote console connection. This method does not require physical access to press the hardware buttons and **preserves the existing network configuration**.
+===== Executed Steps =====
+==== 1. Accessing the Monitor ROM ====
+  - Reboot the switch using the active manager session or by cycling the system.
+  - When the boot menu (**Boot Profiles**) appears, select the Monitor ROM option:
+<code>
+Boot Profiles:
+. Monitor ROM Console
+. Primary Software Image [WC.16.08.0003]
+. Secondary Software Image [WC.16.05.0007]
+Select profile (primary): 0
+</code>
+==== 2. Deleting the Credentials File ====
+Because the ''clear password'' and ''pwrecover'' features were explicitly disabled by security policies in the global configuration, the password file was deleted directly from the ROM filesystem (at the `=>` prompt):
+<code>
+=> cd cfa0
+=> rm mgrinfo.txt
+=> boot
+</code>
+^ Command ^ Description ^
+| **cd cfa0** | Accesses the root flash directory of the system storage. |
+| **rm mgrinfo.txt** | Deletes exclusively the file that stores local user passwords. |
+| **boot** | Boots the switch normally using the primary software image. |
+==== 3. Setting the New Password ====
+Once the switch finished booting, it allowed direct access to the CLI without prompting for credentials (keeping all VLANs, IPs, and routing intact). The configuration mode was accessed to set the new password using the correct AOS-S syntax:
+<code>
+F-Temp# configure terminal
+F-Temp(config)# password manager
+New password: <enter_new_password>
+Confirm new password: <confirm_new_password>
+F-Temp(config)# write memory
+</code>
+NOTE: The correct syntax requires the ''manager'' keyword (privilege level) rather than appending the username directly to the end of the password command.
+===== Verification =====
+  * Verified that the ''write memory'' command successfully regenerated the encrypted ''mgrinfo.txt'' file.
+  * The switch remains fully operational with its configuration intact and the new administrative password applied.
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