I'd like to thank al that responded to my request for help in resetting the root password on this box and regaining
control over it.
To sum up:
Crash the machine. If it is set to auto reboot, try doing
a control-C during the boot process to halt it in an attempt
to reach the >>> boot prompt.
Then type "boot -fl s" to come up in single-user mode.
Type "bcheckrc" to mount everything.
You should then be able to edit the passwd file.
-- Roger Spaulding
Additional:
# /sbin/bcheckrc
This mounts all of your filesystems in read/write mode.
If you don't want to do that right off, you can just re-mount root with
write permissions, like so:
# mount -u /
-- John P Speno
And:
ALWAYS have your Alpha's behind a locked door. Here is why:
To change the root password if you don't know it, do the following:
boot to single user mode (power off the box if you don't have the ability to
"init s")
mount -a (this will mount all of your filesystems, though "mount -u /" and
mounting /usr would suffice)
passwd
Then you've got a new root password.
-- John Losey
Again, many thanks to all that replied so quickly!
Ron DuFresne
Received on Fri Mar 31 2000 - 13:50:46 NZST