topic Re: Question on root password change in Operating System - HP-UX

doubt in root password change

rajesh73 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:32:16 GMT

i missed my current root password.so i cannot able to reset the root password. but through rlogin i loged in this server root. i try to reset root password. but it is asking old root password. how to force change the root password.

installed os is hp-ux 11.23

Re: Question on root password change

Dennis Handly — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:39:37 GMT

As long as you aren't using NIS or possibly trusted mode?, you should be able to use /sbin/passwd.

Re: Question on root password change

rajesh73 — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 03:23:52 GMT

pls advice shall i follow the below procedure to change the root password

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‎12-27-2004 03:44 PM

Actually the way to go is to null it out

restart your machine.

If you have a console ctrl-b, login and then use the rs command.

Power switch only if no user can soft boot the machine.

Interupt at the console at the 10 second prompt

bo

Y Interact

hpux -is

You will now boot single user mode.

mount /var
mount /tmp

You may need to use the fill path of the mount command.

vi /tcb/files/auth/r/root

change:
:u_pwd=YfdfdTmswL7o/.:\

to

:u_pwd=:\

null it out and save it.

passwd

Set the root password and remember it this time.

Done.

Re: Question on root password change

rajesh73 — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:03:57 GMT

pls suggest me any one