root password changed

[rajesh73]

when ever i goint to root,we are facing below error -hp-ux11.31 -Untrusted system

$su -

Password:

su: Password for root has expired. Choose new password and try again

su: Sorry $

[Dennis Handly]

You may have to use single user mode to change your root password.

What is root's /etc/password entry?  That will tell when it expired.

[Matti_Kurkela]

Try logging in as root from the system console (either locally, or using iLO/MP remote console). Root may be able to login from the console even if the password is expired.

[rajesh73]

1.please share the procedure when booting single mode how to reset root passwd

2.after change the root password , i  want to set root account unexire, because every time we are facing the same problem

[Dennis Handly]

>1. share the procedure when booting single mode how to reset root passwd

>2. after change the root password, I  want to set root account unexpire

If you can use vipw(1m) or edit /etc/passwd, just remove the info off of the end of the password field.

It's a comma and 4 chars.

[bubunis]

For Un-trusted boxes you can try rebooting the OS and in the Console type "hpux -is" for booting the OS into single user mode. There you can change the root password.

If the root password expired, try loggin into the same with a pre-configured user account who is having sudo rights. After loggin in as a sudo admin, you can change the root password from there...