topic Re: Boks master server root password in Operating System - HP-UX

Boks master server root password

Sunil Sharma_1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 01:43:30 GMT

We use Boks/Keon for user managemnt for Unix server. Unfortunetly root password of master passowrd got locked. How can I reset it. This is a Hp server.

SS

Re: Boks master server root password

Robert-Jan Goossens_1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 01:51:25 GMT

Sunil,

did you try to login from the console ?

Robert-Jan

Re: Boks master server root password

Geoff Wild — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:23:56 GMT

Unlock it withing the "User Administration" of the "KEON Security Server" GUI....

If you don't have a root session, then:

Go to Single user, mount /usr, /opt, set the root password, then:

/opt/boksm/sbin/boksadm -S sysreplace restore

Then go to multi user, sign in as root, then go to the KEON gui, unlock root, then:

/opt/boksm/sbin/boksadm -S sysreplace replace

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Boks master server root password

Sunil Sharma_1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:31:51 GMT

It's located at remote location. don't have remote console. It's K390 Server.

SS

Re: Boks master server root password

Geoff Wild — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:35:28 GMT

Well - I guess you are making a trip :(

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Boks master server root password

Sunil Sharma_1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:50:06 GMT

Geoff,

If I shutdown this server and boot in single user mode, what will happen to other BOKS cliets. Will they work withour master server ?

Sunil

Re: Boks master server root password

Geoff Wild — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:01:35 GMT

Do you have slaves?

If yes - then the other clients should continue to work.

Look in the file:

/etc/opt/boksm/bcastaddr

That will list the ip's of all the KEON (Unix Control) Security Servers.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Boks master server root password

Sunil Sharma_1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:16:22 GMT

In file /etc/opt/boksm/bcastaddr I have some 7-8 server defined.

Sunil

Re: Boks master server root password

Geoff Wild — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:23:32 GMT

Wow - that's a lot - we only use 3.

Anyways - you are safe to shutdown the master - if it is listed first in that file - your users may experience some slight slowness when logging in...as it waits for a response from the KEON server next in the list...

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Boks master server root password

Sunil Sharma_1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:10:19 GMT

Thanks Geoff.

Sunil