Which command syntax is correct to reset the admin password when the switch is in the kickstart prompt? switch(boot) #"

'exec' is not a valid NX-OS kickstart-mode command for transitioning to a context where the admin password can be reset.

'connect local-mgmt' is a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect command used to access the local management shell, not a valid command in NX-OS kickstart mode.

In Cisco NX-OS boot/kickstart mode, 'configure terminal' transitions the session into configuration mode, from which the 'admin-password' command can be executed to set a new administrator password. This two-step sequence is the documented NX-OS password recovery procedure when the switch is accessed at the kickstart prompt. The configure terminal step is mandatory because 'admin-password' is a configuration-level command and cannot be executed directly from the exec-level boot prompt.

'connect nxos' followed by 'admin-password' is not the correct syntax for kickstart-mode password recovery and does not replace the required configure terminal step.

Running 'admin-password' directly at the switch(boot)# prompt without first entering configure terminal fails because the command requires configuration mode context and is not accessible from the exec-level boot prompt.