topic Re: single user mode in Operating System - HP-UX

single user mode

Muhammad Shamroze — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:46:39 GMT

Hello, Im using hp workstation zx2000 (itanium) and hp-ux os is installed as i want to go to single user mode,how can i go to single user mode in the above workstation of HP-UX OS...?

Re: single user mode

Arunvijai_4 — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:50:51 GMT

Hello,

You can check this thread to get some docs (Bharat's rpely)

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1006151

-Arun

Re: single user mode

Asif Sharif — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:09:33 GMT

Hi Shamroze,
see the following link,

http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/HP-UX-Admin/2004-12/0027.html

In HP 9000 "Shutdown" command get system into single user mode i didn't try it on itanium.

Regards,

Asif Sharif

Re: single user mode

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:14:29 GMT

Shalom Muhammad,

Boot the box from the console.

Press a key at the 10 second prompt
bo

Y (to interact)

hpux -is

Welcome to single user mode.

SEP

Re: single user mode

Muthukumar_5 — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:33:40 GMT

Use the console ip and login. Reboot or boot it and interrupt at prompt and give as boot -IS will send you to single user mode.

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Muthu

Re: single user mode

Shah Gaurang B. — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:39:27 GMT

one way give command
shutdown now

will take you single user mode

second way
press any key in 10 seconds comes on screen after restart system .press key and than at prompt apply command
hpux -ls

regards
Gaurang

Re: single user mode

sysadm_1 — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:44:43 GMT

Hi Muhammed,

These are the steps to go to single user mode in itanium.

1.Reboot the machine

2.Press any key when you see the following message "Press Any Key to interrupt Autoboot "
3.type "boot vmunix" on <\EFI\HPUX\AUTO> prompt
4.type "boot -is" on prompt

cheers!!
sysadm