Can't run modprpw in single user mode

[Matt Rutledge]

I am working with HP-UX 11.23 on a rx3600. The server is booted into single user mode to change the root password. The /usr and /var filesystems have been mounted, but when I try
# /usr/lbin/modprpw -k root
it returns the following error
/usr/lib/hpux32/dld.so: Unable to find library 'libxti.so.l'.
Killed

Any advice would be helpful.

[Jaime Bolanos Rojas.]

Matt,

My simple solution: do a mount -a to mount everything and see if the system is able to find the library that is missing!

Regards,

Jaime.

[Matt Rutledge]

The last time I booted I tried a mount -a and the server hung during the process.

[Doug Burton]

Try mounting only the filesystem needed. You probably have some filesystems off a SAN or some such thing that isn't "connected" yet.

[Peter Nikitka · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you need /opt mounted as well:

root@hp1[265] ldd /usr/lbin/modprpw
libsec.so.1 => /usr/lib/hpux32/libsec.so.1
libnsl.so.1 => /usr/lib/hpux32/libnsl.so.1
libc.so.1 => /usr/lib/hpux32/libc.so.1
libm.so.1 => /usr/lib/hpux32/libm.so.1
libxti.so.1 => /usr/lib/hpux32/libxti.so.1
libdl.so.1 => /usr/lib/hpux32/libdl.so.1
root@hp1[266] ls -l /usr/lib/hpux32/libxti.so.1
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 54 May 24 09:54 /usr/lib/hpux32/libxti.so.1 -> /opt/star-ncf-prod/ep_patch/usr/lib/hpux32/libxti.so.1

mfG Peter

[Matt Rutledge]

Thanks to everyone. You were on the right track, but /opt was the necessary filesystem missing. Appreciate the help Peter.

[Matt Rutledge]

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[Dennis Handly]

Why run modprpw? Just use /sbin/passwd.
(I don't think it works trusted?)