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1. AIX
I want to learn AIX. I would like to find someone who would be willing to give me a login to their AIX home lab server. My intent is to poke around and discover the similarities and differences of AIX compared to other *NIXs.
I am a UNIX admin so I can think of what some immediate concerns may... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: perl_in_my_shel
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
I was reading a tutorial for Installing Tomcat on Linux machine.
(http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingTomcat.html)
Here the author had mentioned that: For security reasons I created a user account with no login shell for running the Tomcat server.
My question is:
1. What is a User... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: jw_amp
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3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hello. I searched the internet for answers and don't seem to find any for about a day now.
My problem. I want to su to a non-root account non-interactively, e.g. if I want to temporarily become prdusr, I want to su prdusr without keying prdusr's password every time.
What I want is... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: royale-sojin
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4. AIX
Hi, yesterday, I changed root's shell in /etc/passwd, cause a mistake then I can not log in root account (can't find correct shell). I attempted to log in single-mode, however, it prompted for single-mode's password then I type root's password but still can not log in.
I'm using AIX 5L version 5.2... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: neikel
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I have forgotten my personal account password but I still have the root access to the box.
Please tell me how can I change my other account password by logging as root.
Thanks.
Rakesh :D (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: rakeshou
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6. AIX
I've an LPAR set up on a P690. The LPAR ran AIX v5.2. I then did an upgrade (using the migration option) to AIX v5.3. I've now encountered the problem that, at the console, I cannot log in as root (or as anyone else that matter). I get the login prompt, enter "root " and then the shell returns to... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: morgan_g
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7. Solaris
Hello all,
I've a problem with root login password in Solaris.
After I installed a patch the root password became empty, so to login as root I don't have to type any password, just username: root.
I've tried the passwd command but it still doesn't work...
Does anyone knows how can I solve this?... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: pmpx
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8. 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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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How can I modify Root account ? (I want to change the default shell after logging in)
Thanks (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: hitlermom
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10. IP Networking
Hello Guys,
We are using Sco Unix 5.0
While we was changing root password from scoadmin, It did not change the password and hang in between.
Now, I am unable to login as root user
pls. do suggest me how can i skip root password and how can i goto root to change the password again.
Or if... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: subho77
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