FW: [SunHELP] Possible to recover "single user" password?

Fri Sep 14 07:46:45 CDT 2001

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-----Original Message-----
From: Girguis, Ashraf 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 5:18 PM
To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Possible to recover "single user" password?

Bring the system down to the OK prompt
boot the machine from any Solaris CD media with the command   "boot cdrom
-s"
exit to a shell command
mount the root file system of your boot disk to /mnt (eg,  mount
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /mnt)
cd /mnt/etc
vi shadow
remove the encrypted password for root
save the file and reboot from your boot disk.

Good luck
Ashraf

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike [mailto:msp at bestweb.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:46 PM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunHELP] Possible to recover "single user" password?

Hi guys, thanks for everyones help with my last email. I'd like to know if
it's possible to reset the single user password somehow? We got a machine
from another office, and the guy that admin'd the box is no longer with the
company. 

This is on a Sun ultra enterprise 2, 300mhz machine. I belive the OS version
is 5.5.1.

Thanks.

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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma 
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Girguis, Ashraf 
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 13, 2001 5:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 
'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [SunHELP] Possible to recover 
"single user" password?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>Bring 
the system down to the OK prompt</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>boot 
the machine from any Solaris CD media with the command   "boot cdrom 
-s"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>exit 
to a shell command</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>mount 
the root file system of your boot disk to /mnt (eg,  mount 
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /mnt)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>cd 
/mnt/etc</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>vi 
shadow</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>remove 
the encrypted password for root</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>save 
the file and reboot from your boot disk.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=594191521-13092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=594191521-13092001>Good 
luck</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=594191521-13092001>Ashraf</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=594191521-13092001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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  <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mike 
  [mailto:msp at bestweb.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:46 
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> sunhelp at sunhelp.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SunHELP] Possible to 
  recover "single user" password?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi guys, thanks for everyones help with my last 
  email. I'd like to know if it's possible to reset the single user password 
  somehow? We got a machine from another office, and the guy that admin'd the 
  box is no longer with the company. </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is on a Sun ultra enterprise 2, 300mhz 
  machine. I belive the OS version is 5.5.1.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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