[SunHELP] forgot root password

[jh]

never type init 1 in the open boot prom: it`s a unix command and in most cases
it will hang your open boot prom (no chance to type anything anymore!)

"Sathiyaseelan, Sr.SystEng, SCSM/NCB" wrote:

> Hi Eric ,
>
> U said init 1 right , u mean to say after me doing the stop A , I type init
> 1 . Can you explain .So i dont have to boot from CD-ROM is it ? .......
>
> regards
> seelan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric LeBlanc [SMTP:inouk at toutatis.igt.net]
> > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:37 AM
> > To:   sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> > Subject:      RE: [SunHELP] forgot root password
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 jerryfraizer at netscape.net wrote:
> >
> > > Try going to Run level 1, or you can boot from CD and copy over the
> > /etc/shadow it might help. I ususally use Init 1 and it works the best if
> > you have physical access to the box.
> > >
> >
> > Hmm, if I type "init 1", he asked me a password.
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