How can I recover my enable password using SNMP

*** This method has now been superseded by the method descibed here

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080094aa6.shtml

*** Although the method below may still work for *much* older versions of IOS.

Taken from CISCO routers forum, "How do I reset the enable secret password using SNMP faq557-705 "

There is lots of information to recover lost passwords on the Cisco Website. Most, if not all, involve having console access to the switch - but say the Switch is on the other side of the world?
Answer - Use 3 simple steps via SNMP...

1. Read the config to a tftp serverà

"snmpset -c <write community string> <switchIP/name> .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.1.55.ipaddress.of.tftpserver octetstring <filename on server>"

2. Next edit the configuration substituting the new, plain text, enable secret password and save it back to a tftp server.

"enable secret <new password>"

3. Then tell the switch to boot the config on your tftp server.

"snmpset -c <write community string> <switchIP/name> .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.1.50.ip.address.of.tftpserver octetstring <filename on server>"

And the new config is running, telnet/ssh to the router and try your new passwordà then copy the running config to startupà

Hope this is of some use to someone somewhere...
Good Luck.