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Cisco Asa 5505 not saving configuration

My ASA 5505 won't save the configuration. I issue the command "write memory". It says OK. I reload the asa. It comes back with this in show running-config. I've factory reset, upgraded the asa and asdm to 8.3 and 6.31. I've erased flash and started over. I've performed a write erase. Am I missing something?

ciscoasa(config)# show running-config
: Saved
:
ASA Version 8.3(1)
!
hostname ciscoasa
enable password 8Ry2YjIyt7RRXU24 encrypted
passwd 2KFQnbNIdI.2KYOU encrypted
names
!
interface Vlan1
no nameif
no security-level
no ip address
!
interface Ethernet0/0
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/1
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/2
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/3
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/4
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/5
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/6
shutdown
!
interface Ethernet0/7
shutdown
!
ftp mode passive
pager lines 24
icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1
no asdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
timeout xlate 3:00:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02
timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00 mgcp-pat 0:05:00
timeout sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00 sip-disconnect 0:02:00
timeout sip-provisional-media 0:02:00 uauth 0:05:00 absolute
timeout tcp-proxy-reassembly 0:01:00
dynamic-access-policy-record DfltAccessPolicy
no snmp-server location
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime seconds 28800
crypto ipsec security-association lifetime kilobytes 4608000
telnet timeout 5
ssh timeout 5
console timeout 0

threat-detection basic-threat
threat-detection statistics access-list
no threat-detection statistics tcp-intercept
!
!
prompt hostname context
call-home
profile CiscoTAC-1
no active
destination address http https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService
destination address email callhome@cisco.com
destination transport-method http
subscribe-to-alert-group diagnostic
subscribe-to-alert-group environment
subscribe-to-alert-group inventory periodic monthly
subscribe-to-alert-group configuration periodic monthly
subscribe-to-alert-group telemetry periodic daily
Cryptochecksum:85d9e069f71dcf3d29f7ac9baff69237
: end

hypercube

Did you reboot it? Isee where you say "reload". I believe the Cisco requires a reboot to apply the new settings.

Some devices have:
- the running memory in RAM / volatile
- a configuration save memory as in NVRAM
- the configuration to be loaded at boot time also in NVRAM

So, as I understand it:
- you try the new settings in real time.
- if you do nothing and reboot then the changes are lost
- you have to do something like the "write memory" step .. just make sure this is the command you want/intend.
- then you have to reboot.
Maybe that's what you did but just to make sure....

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Jimmy Larsson, CISSP, CEH

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This is exactly it. When it booted I noticed that ignore configuration text scrolling by. Didn't think anything of it. Thanks a bunch.