Console Port

[Donald C Nelson]

I have a problem because we don't know the console login and password. The servers sit in another country and we don't have anyone on site to help us. Is there a way to reset the console login and password through HP-UX. The servers in question are L3000 servers. Thank you for your help in advance.

[Torsten.]

Hi Donald,

unfortunately you are a bit lost.

You need to have someone sitting on the local console.

From the local console on this type of server you can logon without user/password.

If everything is default, you have admin rights then.

Check LAn config with

GSP> ls
or configure with
GSP> lc

You can force a reset of user passwords from hp-ux, but you still need somebody on the local keyboard to confirm the reset by pressing "p" ...

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

In this example the command is issued directly from the console, but you can give it from any session.
The message will be displayed on the console only!

# stty +resetGSP
HP Guardian Service Processor
Firmware Revision A.01.09 Mar 20 2006,12:45:29

Resetting GSP.
Press 'p' now to clear all GSP passwords and users..p
Confirm you would like to clear passwords and users? (Y/[N]) y
All GSP passwords and user information is cleared.
GSP LAN and remote accesses are also disabled.


Type Ctrl-B to activate the GSP Command Interface.

SP reset succeeded.

[Ganesan R]

Hi Donald,

# stty +resetGSP GSP reset succeeded.

You will get the above message if you are running on HP-UX sessions.

Note the above command will only work on L-Class and fewer older models not on all models.

[Ganesan R]

Wait for few seconds for the GSP to reboot before you try to access the console.

[Torsten.]

The command

# stty +resetGSP
will **restart** the GSP - without pressing "p" on the console it will reset no values at all!