Reset the Cisco Switch Password: Seven Steps for CISCO switch password reset 1. Enter ROMMON mode 2. Rename the config.text file 3. Reboot the switch 4. Rename the config file back to original name 5. Copy current config into running_config 6. Update the new password and secret 7. Save the configuration and restart 1. Enter the ROMMON Mode: Connect the power cable and console cable. Then press and hold the mode button and switch on the power. It will bring to Rommon Mode. When you see the flash mode: then remove the mode button from the switch switch: more flash:config.text then copy and save the backup config file. After that do the following steps Switch: dir flash: 2. Rename the config Switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.old To Verify: Switch: dir flash: 3. Reboot the switch Switch: boot 4. Rename the config back to Original Switch#dir flash: Switch#rename flash:config.o...