root account disabled!! Please help

[Joe Profaizer]

root account is disabled, I am however able to log into root via the gsp, but can't enable root account via SAM.

I tried changing the password for root via gsp, but it still didn't enable the account

Please assist!

Thanks

[Pete Randall]

Joe,

Is this system trusted? If not, you can simply boot into single user mode and change the password using the passwd command.

Pete

[Joe Profaizer]

The system is trusted.

..Joe

[Michael Elleby III_1]

Joe-

1. Boot into Single user mode by interrupting the boot process when indicated by pressing the space bar, typing in 'bo pri' when presented with a prompt, then answering Y when asked about interacting with ISL. When you receive the ISL prompt, then type in 'hpux -is'

2. Untrust the system by entering the command 'tsconvert -r'

3. Reset the root passwd

4. Boot the system regularly and then re-trust the system.

Mike-

[Jean-Louis Phelix]

hi,

use modprpw -k root

Regards.

[Joe Profaizer]

whats modprpw do?

I reactivated the account via sam and it still won't let me in now - as it states "login incorrect". It seems the password has changed on me now. When I type passwd, it will not accept my old password, so that I can change the password

[Joe Profaizer]

Any other suggestions??!!!

[Martin Johnson · Accepted solution]

If the system is not trusted, edit /etc/passwd and remove root's password. It is between the first and second ":"

If it is trusted, edit /tcb/files/auth/r/root and remove root's password. It should look something like this:

:u_pwd=uFrimeHcDL:
remove everything between the "=" and the ":".

HTH
Marty

[Domenico_5]

hi joe

I doesn't understand if you have a shell with root or not, because if you can't login how can you do all sugestion??? bha!!!!

If you don't have a shell with root, I think that you can install an O.S. in a empty disk, mount the old boot disk, and delete the root password (like the last suggest)

regards

[S.K. Chan]

Running ..
# /usr/lbin/modprpw -k root
will reactivate your root account (in single user mode) if you cannot get access via the console. Do ..
# man modprpw
for more details.

[Omololu Shobayo]

according to you, you could logon to the server.

do these steps.
run

# /usr/lbin/modprpw -k root to enable the password
then,
to nullify thee password field.

for 10.20 system

# /usr/lbin/modprpw -w "" root

for 11.X system use

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

then

# passwd root

This will allow you to change the passwd.