11-14-2008
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1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I've forgotten root password on one of Solaris machines, i searched in forumes to find a similar case but there's no proceudre here to reinintialize root password, cause most of related commands & even single user mode needs root password that i don't have.
Any solution would be helpful.
--rgrds,... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: nikk
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2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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 ??? (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: yanly
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3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I have recently become the sys adm guy for our unix systems here for my shop. I have a pretty good understanding of the system, but there is just some stuff that I don't know. Right now one of those things is to recover the password for a unix system.
I know that there is a way that you can use... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: GlockCW
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4. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
We have quite a few threads about this subject. I have collected some of them and arranged them by the OS which is primarily discussed in the thread. That is because the exact procedure depends on the OS involved. What's more, since you often need to interact with the boot process, the... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: Perderabo
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5. Linux
wish to know how to access root password it root password is forgotten in linux (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: wojtyla
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm attempting to blank out the root user password on a machine that we have forgotten the password for. I have been using the advice posted on this site to boot from CDROM in single user mode, then mounting the root slice and editing the /etc/shadow file. Each time I save the shadow file and... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gonzotonka
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7. AIX
Hi,
I define 2 new LV on the vio server and run a cfgmgr on the partition and see my 2 new hdisk (hdisk6 and hdisk7).
I extend my vg vg000 (on the partition) and add the 2 hdisks.
I had a filesystem on the vg000 and when I added the disk I would like to increase the filesystem. But I cannot do a... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: touny
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
This is a common question im sure... I bought a RS/6000 Model 240. Aix 4.3.3 loaded. No root password was supplied to me, but I do have the install media (4 disks). I want to drop into maint mode. So I place the cd into the drive, restart the box ( by pressing the power button, since i do not have... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: JoeJohnSmith
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9. Solaris
Hi All
Hope it's okay to post on this sub-forum, couldn't find a better place
I've got a 480R running solaris 8 with veritas volume manager managing all filesystems, including an encapsulated root disk (I believe the root disk is encapsulated as one of the root mirror disks has an entry under... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: sunnyd76
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10. AIX
Hi All,
I've been trying to create a new LPAR for some days now but I can't get the VIO server to recognize the new LPAR. This is what I did:
On HMC create new LPAR
On HMC create new virtual scsi adapter for LPAR in VIO profile
On HMC add new virtual scsi adapter for LPAR with DLPAR... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: petervg
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passwordservice
PasswordService(8) BSD System Manager's Manual PasswordService(8)
NAME
PasswordService -- Mac OS X Server Password Server daemon
SYNOPSIS
PasswordService [-help | -ver]
PasswordService [-n]
DESCRIPTION
In the first synopsis form, PasswordService prints a usage summary or version information and quits. In the second form, PasswordService
acts as a password server.
PasswordService must be run as root; it will exit otherwise. If there is another instance of PasswordService running, it will exit.
The PasswordService daemon acts as the gatekeeper for user passwords and provides an authentication resource for all services running on the
system. The standard way to communicate with PasswordService is to use the DirectoryService API. Services authenticate via the dsDoDirN-
odeAuth() function call. If the user being authenticated has an AuthenticationAuthority attribute that begins with ";ApplePasswordServer;"
the request is routed to PasswordService for authentication. Normally, the users in an Open Directory LDAP server are managed through Pass-
wordService. The DirectoryService buffer formats for each authentication mechanism are documented in the DirServicesConst.h header file.
Some of the common methods supported are: APOP, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, MS-CHAPv2, NTLMv2 and NTLMv1.
Some authentication methods require recoverable passwords. If APOP or WEBDAV-DIGEST are enabled, the password database must contain recover-
able passwords.
The PasswordService daemon enforces password policies, such as the minimum number of characters allowed or when a password change is
required. See pwpolicy(8) for more information about password policies.
PasswordService writes three log files; the server log contains all significant activity; the replication log contains information about syn-
chronization with other password servers; the error log contains major error conditions.
OPTIONS
The following options are available:
-n Do not daemonize.
USAGE
In typical usage, PasswordService is launched during the boot process by launchd. To start and stop PasswordService manually, use
launchctl(8) commands. This command updates the configuration files and effect the startup state.
FILES & FOLDERS
/usr/sbin/PasswordService - the password service daemon
/Library/Logs/PasswordService/ApplePasswordServer.Error.log - the error log
/Library/Logs/PasswordService/ApplePasswordServer.Replication.log - the replication log
/Library/Logs/PasswordService/ApplePasswordServer.Server.log - the activity log
SEE ALSO
mkpassdb(8) launchctl(8) pwpolicy(8)
Mac OS X Server 21 February 2002 Mac OS X Server