Cisco - Config changes via SNMP
Once upon a time I managed to get myself locked out of a device entirely. Traffic was still flowing, monitoring was still fine, but I could not get into a command line for a Core Switch. This is the method I used to add a new privileged user to the configuration via SNMP, so I could get back into the device. Things you'll need Device with SNMP RW (Read/Write) and not just RO (Read-Only) Computer with the ability to use snmpset Linux: Free Software found here. Windows: Free Software found here. Computer with the ability to be a tftp server Linux: Free Software found here. Windows: Free software found here. Requirement #1 Device with SNMP RW : The following is from the CLI of my Cisco 881W Switch I have a RW community string of "DBTN" Requirement #2 Computer with snmpset : The following is from my Raspberry Pi. Requirement #3 Computer with the ability to be a tftp server : The following is...