how to change the root password from single user mode.

[khilari]

i want to change the password of the server its an E35. I forgot the password so i went into the single user mode and typed
#passwd hp
that doesnt work, so what else should i use to change it.

Thanks

[Torsten.]

Your command means, change the password for user "hp".

Issue only:

passwd

the command will ask you for the new password for user root.

[Mridul Shrivastava]

you can use passwd root

this will change the password for root the above command will change the password for hp...

[FLQ]

Hi khilari,

what you did was trying to change "hp"'s password not root's

type "passwd" and enter the new password.

This will change the root password.

If that fails, edit "/etc/passwd" and remove the password string that is there. If your machine is in trusted mode, edit the file "/tcb/files/auth/r/root" and remove the string after the "u_pwd=" up to the ":".

Log back in and then set a new password.

HTH

Francis

[Jaime Bolanos Rojas.]

Khilari,

This thread have the solution to you problem if you forgot your password,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1037700

Regards,

Jaime.