How can I recover a root account on a trusted server.

[Srh03]

How can I recover a root account on a trusted server where the account had been deactivated due to 3 filed logons?

Thank you

[Dennis Handly · Accepted solution]

You'll need to login on the physical console.

[Jeeshan]

recover root password in single user mode.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Console login fixes this problem.

Also booting to single user mode and running the passwd command

SEP

[Rasheed Tamton]

Explained in detail:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=342246

rgds.

[SKR_1]

Login through MP console, it will automatically enabled when you login through console.

If it not works, then you need to go to single user mode and can change your password there.


Thanks & Regards

[jolight]

Hi

Do you have any other way to get the root access
like pbrun?
If have you can edit the /tcb/files/auth/r/root file to make the password null and change it using /sbin/passwd command.
The field to be edited is

:u_pwd=xxxxx:\ make it to :u_pwd=:\

[jolight]

One more option try it before the previous option.

/usr/lbin/modprpw -lk root

This will unlock the accout. But these options works only and only if you have any other way to get root access otherwise you have to go for single user mode.


Thanks

[Srh03]

Hi All , who replied thank you very much, managed to login through the console of the machine, once this was done the root acount was automatically reactivated.

Thanks