cannot access protected password entry

[hnlixm]

MY HP-UX Account is disabled ,so i do the follow things:
1./sbin/fsck -y
2、mount -a
3、/usr/lbin/modprpw -k root
4、edit /tcb/files/auth/r/root
set
:u_pwd=:
5、run #passwd

but it prompt like "cannot access protected password entry";somebody can help me ?

regards!

[hnlixm]

the version is B.11.23 U ia64

[madhuchakkaravarthy]

hi

check the password and group files & post that output

# /usr/sbin/pwck
# /usr/sbin/grpck

regards

MC

[Anshumali]

I have always unconverted to un-trusted machine, recover and convert again. Have been never a fan of editing tcb files directly though...

Step 5 restart the machine
step 6: login w/o password and change

Refer for more

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1286473

Cheers!
Anshu

[hnlixm]

thank you all ,i have solove the problem.

i copy an other people's tcb files to root.

and edit :u_pwd=:\;and make sure there are no space.run #passwd .

[hnlixm]

thank you all