Password recovery procedure does not work on a Cisco C6509

Question: I have a Catalyst 6509-E Sup-720 3B; I want to reset the enable password on it. I follow the step-by-step procedure described in Cisco.com but when the switch boots it does not ignore the start-up configuration even though I set the confreg to 0x2142

Answer: I think you start your procedure too early. You should wait till RP gains control of the switch console and then initiate the break sequence.

So power-off your switch, power it on, wait for the following syslog message and then start the procedure:

%OIR-6-CONSOLE: Changing console ownership to route processor