03-09-2012
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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 how do you reset the root password in AIX.
I booted to single user mode and it asked for login and password.
I have AIX 4.3.
Thanks (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Welfaric
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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,
We had a Sun Netra T1 go down the other day, the root disk was mirrored using vxvm. Upon boot from either disk, we had the following error appear:
WARNING: Error writing ufs log state
WARNING: ufs log for / changed state to Error
WARNING: Please umount(1M) / and run... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: badoshi
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10. Solaris
Hello,
I have a Sparc system with encapsulated disks.
Because of disk errors I had to replace rootdisk,
I did it with
vxdiskadm 4)
replacement, vxdctl disable/enable,
vxdiskadm 5)
After it it the system boot failed, dropped back to the ok> prompt, message was:
The file... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: ggi
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LEARN ABOUT MOJAVE
install-solaris
install-solaris(1M) install-solaris(1M)
NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)