[Sunhelp] root password forgotten

[Gang Ren]

Boot in sigle user, and delete the password in /etc/passed file.

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On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Jarrett Carver wrote:

> You could try downloading a linux distro and creating a bootable CD. Or if 
> you have more than one SUN box, just put the drive as a secondary drive into 
> another box. Mount it and edit the /etc/passwd.
> 
> 
> >From: "Muhammad Harisun (EID)" <Muhammad.Harisun at eid.ericsson.se>
> >Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> >To: "'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'" <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> >Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] root password forgotten
> >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:58:47 +0800
> >
> >Unfortunately I 've no boot server. poor I am .
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Evan Randolph Pangilinan [mailto:evans at sun.com.ph]
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:49 AM
> >To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> >Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] root password forgotten
> >
> >
> >"Muhammad Harisun (EID)" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello fellows,
> > >
> > > I am facing problem , one of SUN server's root password is fogotten
> > > unfortunately we have no CD media in place. Is there any way to recover
> >root
> > > password without CDROM .
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Hsrisun
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > SunHELP maillist  -  SunHELP at sunhelp.org
> > > http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sunhelp
> >
> >hi!
> >i think one way is to boot from network single-user-mode,  if you have  a
> >boot
> >server, example:
> >
> >     ok boot net -s ( but i havent tried it yet)
> >
> >hope this gives you an idea,
> >Evan Pangilinan
> >
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> 
> Jarrett Carver           http://www.geocities.com/solarboyz1
> solarboyz1 at hotmail.com   Unix/NT Systems Administrator
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