topic Re: forget Systempassword in Operating System - OpenVMS

forget Systempassword

Vallentin, Manfred — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 04:36:41 GMT

Hello,
i have the problem that i forget my systempassword on my testsystem.
has everybody a hint for this problem?
Thanks

Re: forget Systempassword

labadie_1 — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 04:42:04 GMT

If you have physical access to your Vms, follow the faq

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/wizard/faq/vmsfaq_005.html#index_x_334

search for
5.5.1 I've forgotten the SYSTEM password - what can I do?

Re: forget Systempassword

Mobeen_1 — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:21:42 GMT

Valentin,
Try the following

1. Shutdown your system

2. While at the >>> prompt try to bring up
the system "Min Boot" or "Conversational
Boot"
>>>boot -flags 0,1

3. When you come upto SYSBOOT prompt, issue
the following commands
SYSBOOT>SET/STARTUP OPA0:
SYSBOOT>SET WINDOW_SYSTEM 0
SYSBOOT>SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
SYSBOOT>CONTINUE

4. Now run the startup from $ prompt
$@SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP

5. Next issue the following commands from
the $ prompt
$ run sys$system:authorize
UAF>modify system/pass=
UAF>exit

There is another method i.e using UAFALTERNATE this method basically sets the UAF to a UAF file different than your existing one and once you boot up...you can do the rest.

regards
Mobeen

Re: forget Systempassword

Martin Vorlaender — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:43:16 GMT

Mobeen wrote:
> SYSBOOT>CONTINUE
>
> 4. Now run the startup from $ prompt
> $@SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP

If you don't preceed the call to STARTUP.COM by a SPAWN (as suggested in the FAQ), you will be logged out when STARTUP ends.

cu,
Martin

Re: forget Systempassword

Lokesh_2 — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:48:11 GMT

Hi,

And if your sylogicals.com has a line something like this, then UAFALTERNATE option will not work.

$define sysuaf sys$system:sysuaf.dat

You then have to boot using set/startup OPA0:, then modify sylogicals.com to comment the above line, then you can use UAFALTERNATE.

HTH,
Thanks & regards,
Lokesh Jain

Re: forget Systempassword

Ian Miller. — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:51:03 GMT

Use the SET/STARTUP=OPA0: as described in the FAQ as it is reliable.