recover password Asus RT N16

[maryhit]

Hi,
I've changed the passwd of my router (ASUSWRT-Merlin RT-N16_3.0.0.4), and, of course, lost it...

I do have ssh key, so I can login.
I managed to temporary change the passwd (editing the shadow file), but, I cannot login using the Web GUI.

Any suggestions where/how to modify to access the gui to properly change the password of both command line and gui (of course, without losing all the configuration, etc..)

Thanks in advance!

 

[TonyH]

Hi,
Just for simplicity. I'd reset it to factory default and reload config with password change.
Or you don't want to do it easy way for some reason.

 

[maryhit]

I would lose all my settings. Do you know some method to backup the config, reset and put them back (provided I don't have the gui passwd) ?

 

[TonyH]

Hi,
I never saw a router without provision to back up configuration data. It is part of admin.
feature.

 

[stevech]

you have to login to router in order to save settings to a file on your PC.

Catch-22.

You'll have to reset to defaults, reestablish settings, then save.

SYFP (Save Your expletive Passwords). Happens 10,000 times a day.

 

[maryhit]

Solution found!

as simple as:
nvram show | grep pass
it's there, unencrypted