resetting root password on IVM server

[bajones]

I recently inherited a couple of IVM servers that I can't access with root. The root passwords that I know the group has used in the past don't work, and anyone else who might know has left the company. I can get to the consoles on the servers with hpvmconsole, but still get presented with a login prompt. I don't know any accounts that I can login to these servers with. Any ideas?

[Torsten.]

Just the same procedure as for "normal" servers: boot into single user mode and set the password.

[Jeeshan]

boot the system in single user mode and change the root password.

[sreekanthtm]

Do you want to know how to boot in single user mode also.... Here is it.
Reboot the system
At ISL prompt
ISL> hpux -is

For itanium -> go to built in shell
Shell> map
Shell>fs0:
fs0:> hpux
Press any key to get hpux prompt
hpux> boot -is

rgds
Sreekanth

[bajones]

I was hoping that there would be a way to do it without going to single user. These are production systems that I can't bring down until the maintenance window on Sunday morning.

[Torsten.]

How to reset root password without being root?

This would be a serious security issue!

[sreekanthtm]

You might be experienced in windows.....
But this is Unix, no way.

Rgds
Sreekanth

[bajones]

I thought there might be some way to do this as root on the server that is hosting the virtual servers. Apparently not.

[Sherif A. Louis]

all u have to do is assign a user as root to the HPVM from the VM host.
hpvmmodify -P hpvm -u user:admin
then use that user to login as root to the VM.