Forget Root Password on Trusted System

[morganelan]

Hi Unix Gurus,
I have done testing to change password for some users on trusted 11.11 system several times but at the end I have forgot the root password.How to relogin as root without login to console with single user mode or restore ignite backup tape?Any replies will be appreaciated.

[Stf]

Yep you have to reboot in single user mode and reenter a new root password

Stf ;)

[Joseph Loo]

hi,

unless u have another admin PID, 0, the only way is thru single user mode to reset the root password.

even if u need to restore ignite backup tape, u have to restart the machine to boot thru tape.

regards.

[RAC_1]

If boot pass has not been set, you can recover easily.

boot into single user mode and change the password.

[morganelan]

Hi RAC, I have not set password for single user boot, how to boot to single user mode if I can not login as root?Thanks in advance.

[Muthukumar_5]

Login with PS / GSP console and then,

stop boot prompt and give as,

boot>hpux -is
it will go to single user mode.

# passwd root
change here

# init

-Muthu

[RAC_1]

You will have to poer it off, poer it on and go into single user mode. Also better method is to reboot system from GSP/MP and go into single user mode. (RS from GSP/MP)

[Arunvijai_4]

ISL>hpux -is should boot into single user mode

-Arun

[Arunvijai_4]

You can see lot of threads with the same problem,

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/james/search.do?todo=search&admit=-682735245+1130226572902+28353475&searchtext=forgot+root+password&from=forums&origin=0&submit.x=0&wpa=forums1.itrc.hp.com%3A80&submit.y=0&searchcategory=ALL&hpl=1&searchcriteria=allwords&rn=25&source=7000&presort=rank&chkServStor=on&esc=us.support.itrc.hp.com

[Joseph Loo]

too lazy to type too much, just follow the steps given by SEP:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=773616

regards.

[morganelan]

Thanks you guys ....