[SunHELP] forgot root password

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Small correction: boot cdrom will start installation program; use "boot
cdrom -s" just to boot off cdrom.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nils9" <nils9 at apollo.lv>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>; <jh at r2r.de>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] forgot root password


> I've missed the whole thread, but where is the problem to boot from the
> solaris installation cd (boot cdrom) and then when it promts for language
> or whatever, press CTRL-C and you have the promt. Now mount the
> root partition on /mnt and go into the /mnt/etc/passwd and
/mnt/etc/shadow,
> take vi and get rid of password at all!
>
> -Nils
> SWHTechnology
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jh" <jh at r2r.de>
> To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] forgot root password
>
>
> > 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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