reinitialize

This command deletes all configuration data from the file system of the appliance.

Syntax

reinitialize file

Parameters

file: Specifies the name of the firmware image to reinitialize the appliance. The file must be in the image: directory.

Guidelines

The reinitialize command deletes all configuration data in the file system of the appliance. This data consists of style sheets, object configurations, keys, certificates, log files, and so forth.

You must be logged in as the user admin to use the reinitialize command.

After files are deleted, they cannot be recovered. If you might need any of these files after you reinitialize the appliance, ensure that you have copies of these files.

The following conditions occur after you reinitialize the appliance.

The network configuration is removed. You can no longer access the appliance through the former IP address. You can connect to the appliance only through a serial cable. After you connect to the appliance, use the startup command to provide the base configuration data.
The password for the admin account is reset to admin.

Example

Delete all user files and data on the appliance, and restart the appliance.

# reinitialize firmware.scrypt2
WARNING - all user data and files will be deleted
Do you want to continue ("yes" or "no")? y
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