I lost my password root - UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

yanly · #1 (**permalink**) 12-18-2003

Hello ...
I lost my password root !
maybe someone can to help me to log in HP_UX,
i started the server in " Singel - User" and i changed my
password to new password and it`s not working ..
what i must to do ???

malcom · #2 (**permalink**) 12-18-2003

Good Morning,

are you using also the shadow file ? Did you also change it ?

Regards
malcom

yanly · #3 (**permalink**) 12-18-2003

Good Morning Malcom,
Thank you for your answer ...
I think that i fond my problem , it`s was /etc/securetty
the tty and the console was not declared

Thank you for your Help

Kelam_Magnus · #4 (**permalink**) 12-19-2003

yanly,

Looking at my boxes, the only thing that should be in /etc/securtty on HPUX is the single word "console" and nothing else.

yanly · #5 (**permalink**) 12-20-2003

Hello Kelam_Magnus,

Thak you for your answer , you are right !
now it`s working, i declared only the concole and it`s OK.

Thank you and bye bye

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