06-21-2004
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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.
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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 ..
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3. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
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4. Linux
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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6. 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.
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7. 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)
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Hi All
Hope it's okay to post on this sub-forum, couldn't find a better place
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authck(1M) authck(1M)
NAME
authck - check internal consistency of Authentication database
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The command only works for systems that have been converted to trusted mode.
checks both the overall structure and internal field consistency of all components of the Authentication database. It reports all problems
it finds. Only users who have the superuser capability can run this command. When is used with the option, is run with the option auto-
matically.
Options
recognizes the following options and tests:
Check the Protected Password database.
The Protected Password database and are checked for completeness such that neither contains entries not in the other. The
cross references between the Protected Password database and are checked to make sure that they agree. If a user does NOT
exist in but exists in the Protected Password database, then all inconsistencies are reported. Fields in the Protected
Password database are then checked for reasonable values. For example, all time stamps of past events are checked to make
sure that they have times less than the times returned by time(2).
Fields in the Terminal Control database are checked for reasonable values.
All time stamps of past events are checked to make sure they have times less than those returned by time(2).
Shorthand equivalent of using the
and options together in a single command.
Provide running diagnostics as the program proceeds.
Produce warnings when unusual conditions are encountered that might not cause program errors in login, password and su pro-
grams.
WARNINGS
HP-UX 11i Version 3 is the last release to support trusted systems functionality.
FILES
System password file
Protected Password database
Terminal Control database
System Defaults database
AUTHOR
was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO
getprpwent(3), getprtcent(3), getprdfent(3), authcap(4).
TO BE OBSOLETED authck(1M)