How to Change Root password

[rana sarkar]

Hie I have restored the ignite backup of a old system to a new parisc box. I have forgot the root passwd of the old system hence i am not able to log in via root.
I rebooted the server and entered hpux -is. But passwd at runlevel 1 is prompting for old password.
how can change the root passwd.

[OldSchool]

ignite....and password recovery.

you would be better off in the hpux sysadmin forum, not dataprotector.

forum search for "root password" under HPUX -> system administration returns lots of info.

is the system trusted?. You tried logging in at console?

[likid0]

Hy,

This is what I use:

boot in single user, then:

#/usr/sam/lbin/usermod.sam -F -p "" root

then change the passwd it won't ask for the old one:

#passwd

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

First check that your server is in trusted mode or not.

If yes then unconvert the system from trusted to untrusted, then try.

#passwd root

Hope it will you.

Thnx...Farhan

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Boot to a prompt from the console.

bo
hpux -is

passwd root (after boot)

SEP

[rana sarkar]

Yaah,

The problem was that the system was trusted one. Unconverting it worked.

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

Please assign some points who give there valuable time for your problem.

To know how to assign points please go through the below link.

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

Thnx...Farhan

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,

Boot your box into single user mode then change the passwd

#passwd root

Suraj