Problem with using config backup on other Router same model

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I have several AR750S. This article and another helped me to create a workaround for the admin password not working, if the backup config is applied to another router of the same model.

  1. Create the backup of the source router.
  2. In the backup file, edit /etc/config/glconfig
  3. Find section: config service ‘general’
  4. Under that section delete lines:
    option language ‘EN’
    option password ‘blahblahblah’
  5. Save the file and update the archive.
  6. Restore the backup config to the other routers.
  7. Connect to 192.168.8.1 and set the language and admin password. All other settings should be intact
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