Console password

[Ali Imran Abbas]

I am building an rx7640 server. I have to install 2 vpars on it. I have root access to the existing server (old installation), but I dont have password for the console, it may be set by the old administrator here. is there any way, I can reset the password for the console through root?

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

hpux -is single user mode and you can set the password that way on a system.

If its MP/CSP you have to null it out by erasing the bios

SEP

[Mridul Shrivastava]

Have you tried the default login passwords:
Admin/Admin or Oper/Oper

If they are not the same and has been changed by the previous administrator then the only way is to reset the MP physically. However reseting will reset the IP as well hence you have to change the MP LAN IP Address as well to access it from remote.

[dinoside]

1.console(MP mode)
Admin/Admin (if the mp pass not modified)
2.user system ia64.
interrput the HPUX kernel loader when prompted
on the shell>

type: boot vmunix [escape hooking within 10 second]
3. HPUX> boot vmunix -is -lq
(ls : single user mode , lq : without checking LVM quorum)
4. mountall
5. vi /etc/passwd
root:sklfjadldfajslfj:X:X~~~~~

modify
root::X:X~~~~
erase passwd section
fyi

[dinoside]

if MP passwd fogetten , MP reset button press five second and
resetting MP ip , security etc...

[Vamsidin]

The only best way is to reset the MP which you will find at the rear of the server.Use a pen/finger :) to reset the MP.