topic Re: removing boot password in Operating System - HP-UX

removing boot password

mike potvin — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:06:23 GMT

we are having an issue in getting some servers to boot due to emc cache problem. When trying to get to -isl, we are prompted for a "boot password". how do we work around/remove this password?

thanks

mike

Re: removing boot password

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:11:52 GMT

Shalom,

You have to log on some way and clear the password. If you don't have it you are in a bind and may need a system engineer.

SEP

Re: removing boot password

mike potvin — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:15:13 GMT

thanks, we ended up calling this in for support and are working with HP directly.

Again, thanks for the reply.

Mike

Re: removing boot password

Patrick Wallek — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:17:39 GMT

I'm sure this can be set at the command line, but the only place I know of for this is:

SAM -> Auditing & Security -> System Security Policies -> General User Account Policies

And on that screen is a check box to "Require Login Upon Boot To Single-user State"

I don't know of any other passwords that would be required, especially for ISL.

Re: removing boot password

mike potvin — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:34:44 GMT

We managed to get in with a "boot" cd and then we were able to manipulate the bootauth file.