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# 1  
Old 12-18-2003
Network I lost my password root
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 ???
# 2  
Old 12-18-2003
Good Morning,

are you using also the shadow file ? Did you also change it ?


Regards
malcom
# 3  
Old 12-18-2003
Good Morning Malcom,
Thank you for your answer ...
I think that i fond my problem , it`s was /etc/securetty
the tty and the console was not declared

Thank you for your Help
# 4  
Old 12-19-2003
yanly,

Looking at my boxes, the only thing that should be in /etc/securtty on HPUX is the single word "console" and nothing else.
# 5  
Old 12-20-2003
Hello Kelam_Magnus,

Thak you for your answer , you are right !
now it`s working, i declared only the concole and it`s OK.

Thank you and bye bye
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