topic Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd in Operating System - HP-UX

Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Carme Torca — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:29:10 GMT

Hi,
I cannot enter in one hpux, I think anybody has removed the /etc/passwd, because I cannot enter with any user.

What could I do?
Thanks a lot of!
Carmen.

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Peter Godron — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:36:11 GMT

Carmen,
see Steven answer in:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=834054

Goto single-user mode
edit /etc/passwd

In your case, you could then restore from backup, after the machine is back.

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:40:59 GMT

Shalom,

Yes, I like my answer and the others in the thread.

You probably can restore /etc/passwd from a backup in single user mode.

If not, you can go network mode and copy one in from another system using ftp.

SEP

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Reshma Malusare — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:51:46 GMT

Hi,
Its always better to keep backup of important files.
So,now you try to copy from other system.

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

shrikant gadhave — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:14:41 GMT

Hi Carme,
I suggest ,edit /etc/passwd through single user mode.
Regards
Shrikant

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Victor BERRIDGE — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:23:53 GMT

Greetings,

When you say you cant connect as any user, from where are you trying?
If you are trying to connect via the lan,it may very well be just some inetd/IP stack issue...

Are you in front of the console?

All the best
Victor

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Peter Godron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:50:37 GMT

Carmen,
assuming this problem is now resolved,
could you please complete the thread by awarding points to helpful answers and summarising the solution for you.

This will help resolution of similar problems in the future.

Re: Lost passwd root or /etc/passwd

Carme Torca — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:37:24 GMT

Of course,
Thanks everybody!!