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Operating Systems Solaris Recover/Reset Sun Java System Server Console password Post 302632583 by jameson on Monday 30th of April 2012 11:17:14 AM
Old 04-30-2012
Tools Recover/Reset Sun Java System Server Console password

I am administering a Solaris 10 server that I have root password for but need to get to the system server console. The password has been 'forgotten'.
I've tried changing it in /var/opt/mps/serverroot/admin-serv/config/admpw and local.conf with the current hashed password in /etc/shadow for a user there. This was unsuccessful.
I've also tried /usr/sbin/mpsadmconfig -ser <serverSmilieort> -u <having it read the admpw file for the current username and password > -setadminp <new password>
but I get an error message: Status = -1 Task -setadminpwd failed: null

Can someone suggest what I'm doing wrong or if there is a better/easier more effective way to do this? I need to copy over the LDAP files from this system to a new one being set up.
Thank you!
UPDATE: have found the plain text version of the password in /var/opt/mps/serverroot/admin-serv/config however, this password is not working as well.

Last edited by jameson; 04-30-2012 at 06:01 PM.. Reason: UPdate information
 

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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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