topic Re: Administrative Password Security reset in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Administrative Password Security reset

Lori Dixon — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:03:06 GMT

I've got a DL360 G5 server. One of my engineers thought it would fun to reset the LOGON password at the server startup. now he can't remember it. Is there anyway I can reset it to a default one? When the server boots up it asks for the "Administrative Password Security" if I hit return about 3 times it bypasses this password, however when I select F9 to go into the server BIOS, it won't let me do anything to reset it obviously because I don't know the password.

Re: Administrative Password Security reset

avizen9 — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:12:10 GMT

hello

If you want to reset the log on password, I've used this successfully to reset the admin password to blank.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

pls assign points if this helps you, thanks,

Re: Administrative Password Security reset

Lori Dixon — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:16:00 GMT

That would work if this was at the operating system level. This is at the server start level before the operating system is initiated. Any other ideas?

Re: Administrative Password Security reset

avizen9 — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:19:07 GMT

hello,
ops,,,
anyway this server still under hp waranty?
pls call hp support center and provide sr no and model no, you may get some help from there,

Re: Administrative Password Security reset

Lori Dixon — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:45:25 GMT

thanks

Re: Administrative Password Security reset

Mduffy_1 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:50:50 GMT

I am having the same issue with a dl360 G3, I am wonding what the solution ended up being, or if anyone has an suggestions?
Thanks.

Re: Administrative Password Security reset

juan quesada — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:41:47 GMT

try clearing system defaults with the system maintenance switch, the 6th one clears it (this switch is close to the system battery)