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#1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 05:06 PM

Hi:

If this is an RTFM question, please point me in the right direction, at
least...

I'm coming into a new job (Praised be!), and one of the immediate issues
with which I'm faced is that the root password on "my" HP 9K is lost in
the mists of time; the former admin of the machine left without doing a
proper brain dump. Is it possible to reset the root password by booting
off CD-ROM? If not, is there a way to recover the password?

AdThanksVance,
Chuck Stern

cstern@cox.net

#2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 05:06 PM

Charles Stern (cstern@cox.net) wrote:
: Hi:

: If this is an RTFM question, please point me in the right direction, at
: least...

: I'm coming into a new job (Praised be!), and one of the immediate issues
: with which I'm faced is that the root password on "my" HP 9K is lost in
: the mists of time; the former admin of the machine left without doing a
: proper brain dump. Is it possible to reset the root password by booting
: off CD-ROM? If not, is there a way to recover the password?

boot it into single user mode and change the password.

--
Jim Hollenback
jholly@cup.hp.com
my opinion.

#3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 05:07 PM

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:56:58 -0600, Jim Hollenback wrote:

[ root password lost on 9K ]

> boot it into single user mode and change the password.

If it is a TCB, boot into single user mode and empty the password.

M4

#4 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 05:07 PM

Martijn Lievaart <m@rtij.nl.removefromhere.invalid> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:56:58 -0600, Jim Hollenback wrote:
>
> [ root password lost on 9K ]
>
>> boot it into single user mode and change the password.
>
> If it is a TCB, boot into single user mode and empty the password.

If its a trusted system you have to untrust it first by using
`tsconvert -r` But trusted systems are not available bevor 10.20 so
if 9k means 9.x this is meaningless for you...

Frank
--
No reading beyond this point!

#5 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 05:07 PM

Hi,

You have to switch off the machine
Boot in single user mode
Change the password, if it doesn't work you have to edit the file
/etc/passwd, delete the field of the password of the user root and change
the password. Maybe you have to mount /usr to use the command vi.

Regards,

Adolfo

Charles Stern ha escrito:

> Hi:
>
> If this is an RTFM question, please point me in the right direction, at
> least...
>
> I'm coming into a new job (Praised be!), and one of the immediate issues
> with which I'm faced is that the root password on "my" HP 9K is lost in
> the mists of time; the former admin of the machine left without doing a
> proper brain dump. Is it possible to reset the root password by booting
> off CD-ROM? If not, is there a way to recover the password?
>
> AdThanksVance,
> Chuck Stern
>
> cstern@cox.net

#6 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 05:07 PM

Frank Thyes (frank.thyes.nospam@gmx.net) wrote:
: Martijn Lievaart <m@rtij.nl.removefromhere.invalid> wrote:
: > On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:56:58 -0600, Jim Hollenback wrote:
: >
: > [ root password lost on 9K ]
: >
: >> boot it into single user mode and change the password.
: >
: > If it is a TCB, boot into single user mode and empty the password.

: If its a trusted system you have to untrust it first by using
: `tsconvert -r`

why? if you don't have secure boot mode enabled it will boot to single
user and you can use passwd to change the password.

: But trusted systems are not available bevor 10.20 so
: if 9k means 9.x this is meaningless for you...

: Frank
: --
: No reading beyond this point!

--
Jim Hollenback
jholly@cup.hp.com
my opinion.

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