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Operating Systems HP-UX unique lost root password Post 302134194 by csaunders on Wednesday 29th of August 2007 02:16:18 PM
Old 08-29-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Perderabo
You need to get out of console mode. Try cntrl-B. Then in the MP enter command mode and reset the system (force an immediate reboot). I think it's CM to get to command mode and RS to reset the system. BCH (boot console handler) only runs early in the boot process. You get to it by rebooting. That means getting out of the MP and back to console mode. CO should get you back into console mode. HP has all of this in the docs on their website. You probably should download the manuals for your box.
thanks, the key was the RS command in the CM. Then it boots up and viola, press any key to get into BCH, from there you can get into the ISL. Now to figure out how to boot from cd-rom.
 

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systemd-ask-password-console.service

SYSTEMD-ASK-PASSWORD-CONSOLE.SERVICE(8) 	       systemd-ask-password-console.service		   SYSTEMD-ASK-PASSWORD-CONSOLE.SERVICE(8)

NAME

       systemd-ask-password-console.service, systemd-ask-password-console.path, systemd-ask-password-wall.service, systemd-ask-password-wall.path
       - Query the user for system passwords on the console and via wall

SYNOPSIS

       systemd-ask-password-console.service

       systemd-ask-password-console.path

       systemd-ask-password-wall.service

       systemd-ask-password-wall.path

DESCRIPTION

       systemd-ask-password-console.service is a system service that queries the user for system passwords (such as hard disk encryption keys and
       SSL certificate passphrases) on the console. It is intended to be used during boot to ensure proper handling of passwords necessary for
       boot.  systemd-ask-password-wall.service is a system service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via wall(1). It is
       intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are properly notified.

       See the developer documentation[1] for more information about the system password logic.

       Note that these services invoke systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1) with either the --watch --console or --watch --wall command line
       parameters.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1), wall(1)

NOTES

	1. developer documentation
	   https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents

systemd 237												   SYSTEMD-ASK-PASSWORD-CONSOLE.SERVICE(8)
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