11-14-2008
Lost root password in LPAR (VIO Server).
Hi, I've lost the root password in a virtual partition created in a IBM Vio Server. May I recover that somehow?
Thanks
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX
vparadmin
vparadmin(1M) vparadmin(1M)
NAME
vparadmin - modifies attributes for the virtual partition flexible administrative capability
SYNOPSIS
vp_name] | |
DESCRIPTION
The command is used to add or delete a Designated-Admin vPar. It can also be used to change the virtual partition flexible administrative
password.
Options are valid when the virtual partition flexible administrative capability is enabled.
Options
recognizes the following command line options and arguments. The options are mutually exclusive.
Adds the virtual partition
to the Designated-Admin vPar list in a secure virtual partition environment. It will prompt for the existing virtual parti-
tion flexible administrative password before allowing the addition.
Deletes the virtual partition
from the Designated-Admin vPar list. It will prompt for the existing virtual partition flexible administrative password
before allowing the deletion.
Changes the virtual partition flexible administrative password.
It will prompt for the old password for validation.
Displays the Designated-Admin vPar list.
If no arguments are supplied, indicates whether the virtual partition flexible administrative capability is enabled or disabled.
SECURITY RESTRICTIONS
This command is restricted to processes owned by a superuser.
RETURN VALUE
The command exits with one of the following values:
Successful completion.
One or more error conditions occurred.
EXAMPLES
Use vparadmin without any options:
The virtual partition fle xible administrative capability is disabled.
Add the name of the virtual partition called to the Designated-Admin vPar list:
---------- Designated-Admin virtual partitions ----------
Oslo
To change the virtual partition flexible administrative password:
Old password:
New password:
Re-enter new password:
vPar flexible administrative password successfully changed.
ERRORS
displays error messages on standard error for any of the following conditions:
o An invalid option is specified.
o An invalid value is specified for an option or a value is omitted.
o does not exist in the monitor database.
o One or more options are specified more than once.
AUTHOR
was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.
SEE ALSO
vparboot(1M), vparcreate(1M), vparmodify(1M), vparremove(1M), vparreset(1M), vparresources(5), vparstatus(1M), vpmon(1M).
vparadmin(1M)