How to enter in single-user mode on VPAR

[Jorge Fabregas]

Hello everyone,

We have the following server: rp8400 with two hard-partitions. ON the 2nd partition (we have two vpars). We are having problems with the root password on one of them (I changed the password this morning but it seems that garbage went in...and the password won't work). I know how to boot into single-user mode on a regular partition.

The problem here is that when I boot Partition #1 (which contains 2 vpars) when I get access to ISL...and I enter hpux -is, the vpar that I'm not interested it's the one coming out. I need to change password on the second vpar. How do I specify that I want to enter into single-user mode ON A CERTAIN vpar?

Thanks in advance,
Jorge

[Jorge Fabregas]

Jorge,

READ THE MANUAL! :p


Ok I checked the online manual and I'm going to try:

ISL> hpux /stand/vpmon

MON> vparload -p vpar2 -o "-is"


That should lunch virtual partition "vpar2" on single-user mode.

Jorge

[Thierry Poels_1]

hi,

or to reboot it from the other vpar:

vparboot -p vpar2 -o "-is"

regards,
Thierry.

[Lee Huei]

yes, you've got the answer.
For future reference:
http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/T1335-90012/T1335-90012_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/T1335-90012/00/00/51-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/T1335-90012/00/00/51-toc.html&searchterms=user%7cmode%7csingle&queryid=20031116-181000

Capter 5:Booting a Virtual Partition Into Single-User Mode

At the vpar monitor

MON>vparload -p vparname -o "-is"

From a shell prompt on another partition

#vparboot -p vparname -o "-is"