root passwd locked

[UnixT]

Hello,


One scenario a below..

Root passwd locked out and when we go to single user mode and try to recover the the same. when it comes up it asks for the old...In trusted m/c how did we recover other than this way....can any experts can help....also in non trusted machine

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

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[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>In trusted m/c how did we recover other than this way....<<

Once you have booted single user mode

# cd /tcb/auth/files/r
# ll root
# vi root

output will look smilar like below -> look for u_pwd delete all character

root:u_name=root:u_id#0:\
:u_pwd=A34mofop:\

should look like below after you delete no space

:u_pwd=:\


for non trusted

passwd root -> will work to reset password

[NouZ]

Hi Boss

In non trusted system . You can change password in single user mode. While booting up interrupt boot , ISL > boot vmunix -is (11i v3) or hpux -is (v2).wait to get prompt
#passwd root

#init 3

Now you can login with new root password