Follow-up question :Digital unix does not prompt for password whe n it enters single user mode

From: Adametz, Bluejay <bluejay_at_fujigreenwood.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:16:49 -0400

A bit of a follow-up if I may...

> It is the default behaviour of digital unix (any version) not to
> prompt for password before entering the single user mode.
> The advantage of this behaviour comes in case of root password
> loss...where in you can boot your m/c to the single user mode and then
> change your root password.
>
> Anyway, the default behaviour can be changed making it
> prompt for
> password in the single user mode using the foll command.
>
> #/usr/sbin/rcmgr set SECURE_CONSOLE 1

If you do this, what then is the procedure if you forget the root password?
Is there some other way to recover use of the root account?
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