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resetconfig

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This command resets all configuration values to their default values. It deletes or resets values as described below. This command causes an automatic reboot of the Sensor.

Deleted Values

Values Reset to Defaults

  • Manager IP addresses (and secondary interface's IP address, if configured).

    This can be IPv4 or IPv6 address.

  • Monitoring and Response port settings

  • Certificates establishing trust between Sensor and Manager

  • Management port settings

  • Shared secret key

  • Manager Install port value

  • Signatures

  • Manager Alert port value

  • TFTP server IP address (IPv4 or IPv6 address)

  • Manager Log port value

  • SCP server IP address (IPv4 or IPv6 address)

  • DoS profile files (learned DoS behavior)

  • SSL Keys

  • Exception Object

  • ACL

  • Advanced Setting

  • SSH Host Public/Private Key (Client/Server)

  • SSH Session Key

  • Administrator Passwords

  • Sensor User Passwords (Users created by admin using “adduser” CLI)

  • 3rd Party SNMP Client Privacy and Authentication Keys

  • Manager SNMP Client Privacy and Authentication Keys

On executing the command, the following messages are displayed:

Reset other configurations and reboot? Please enter Y to confirm: Y

Note

If you enter Y, the Manager-Sensor trust is removed. If you enter N, the Manager-Sensor trust remains intact and you come out of the deinstall prompt.

Pressing Y displays the following message:

resetting the configuration and rebooting the sensor

On executing the command, the following messages are displayed if the CA signed certificate is present:

CA cert detected, will be deleted on resetconfig

reset the configuration and reboot the sensor? Please enter Y to confirm: Y

Entering Y displays the following message:

resetting the configuration and rebooting the sensor

Syntax:

resetconfig