[SPARCbook] Root password

[Ken Hansen]

boot -s will not let you get around the password for root,
you will need alternate boot media (like a CD-ROM) as
was mentioned elsewhere.

Way too long in Linux land - Linux lets you avoid root password
by booting single user...

Sorry,

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hansen" <n2vip at bellatlantic.net>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] Root password


> I believe it is called "shift lock" - or so I've been led to believe from
> *others*
> who report such silly mistakes...
>
> Can you get to the OpenBoot PROM? If so, try boot -s (is it? I've been in
> Linux
> land all weekend) and that should bring up the system singleuser, then
> passwd
> *might* let you change the password, if not - you will have to remove the
> old
> one by hand (/etc/shadow?)...
>
> Good luck, hope this helps,
>
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GARY GODDARD" <gary-goddard at usa.net>
> To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 12:28 PM
> Subject: [SPARCbook] Root password
>
>
> > I have just obtained a Sparkbook 3GX. Great machine.
> >
> > Unfortunatly I have forgotten the root password (How do you mistype a
> password
> > twice?).
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks Gary.
> >
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