topic Re: Lost password in Operating System - OpenVMS

Lost password

VMSN00B — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:59:04 GMT

Gents, i am looking for a link to this FAQ i read so much about,that will tell me how to reset a system that i have no login or password for. I have looked for this faq and can't locate one for 6.x version i have. I want to learn more about this os and the commands but this help site is not very helpful. I am not asking for you to type out my solution for the reset but i am asking for you to atleast post the faq link that some of you refer to.

Re: Lost password

Tom Wade_1 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:13:58 GMT

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/faq/vmsfaq_007.html

Look for "Emergency (Conversational) System Startup"

Re: Lost password

Mike Kier — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:15:51 GMT

http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/1

Re: Lost password

VMSN00B — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:16:37 GMT

Thank you very much for this link. I didn't mean to sound brash in my post i am just frustrated with trying to find this link =)

Re: Lost password

Steven Schweda — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:21:04 GMT

> Gents, [...]

You assume too much.

> [...] i am just frustrated with trying to
> find this link =)

I don't wish to sound radical, but did you
try anything like a Google search for
keywords like, say,
vms faq
? That worked pretty well for me.

> [...] one for 6.x version [...]

You may not find one specific for that
(vague) version, but most of the features are
not particularly version-dependent.

write sys$output f$getsyi( "version")

> [...] i am asking for you to atleast [...]

And you don't expect yourself to try any
basic things first?

Re: Lost password

Robert Gezelter — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:26:03 GMT

VMSN00B,

The "lost system password" procedure remains unchanged for many, many years.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

Re: Lost password

VMSN00B — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:30:07 GMT

Steven,

Yes i did do a search and it was giving me newer versions of faq's. Like i figured some smart #$% would type what you did. Your energy would have been better greeted with a link and not the useless post. Thanks anyway. The gentlemen above you did very excellent in helping me solve this issue and i have it all done thanks to them. They are definately some nice guys you should take example from. =)

Re: Lost password

VMSN00B — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:31:58 GMT

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/faq/vmsfaq_007.html

Look for "Emergency (Conversational) System Startup"

and see also:

http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/1

Re: Lost password

Steven Schweda — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:42:21 GMT

> Your energy would have been better [...]

And you might better explain exactly what you
have done, and why you weren't satisfied with
those results, instead of asking what looked
like a very foolish (or lazy) and vague
question.

Just a thought.

Re: Lost password

VMSN00B — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:01:43 GMT

What i had done or not done is irrelevant. I asked for a link to a page plain and simple. This site is for asking questions is it not? I didn't read where it says this is how to use google class. See the fundementals of helping someone like the 2 posts above yours. Sorry that is to complex for you and you insist in being a forum professor with a bad attitude. Anyway, your not worth wasting anymore of my time. Go lecture up someone elses questions with your drivel instead of being helpful. I know you just can't resist to reply... I won't be back so have fun! =P