UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello board,


I'm new to Solaris Linux world, trying to learn on my onw, as I notice the windows is a big fraud....


OK let me get to my issue:

I have a SOlaris 8 X86 that I don;t have a password and even the screen is disabled(assuming for the security reasons) I just see a blinking cursor.

I know the OS is fine as the box has an IP and I can ping it and it challange me for a password when I try to SSH in..

I followed all the instruction on how to reset the password such as liging in into a single user mode, and editing /a/etc/shadow and so on.

However, I still can't get in using SSH.

My question is:

Is there a difference between loging in with SSH instead of the system itself ?(as I siad before the screed is disabled). I used "root" with blank password, but it didn;t work.

If so how would I be able to connect thru SSH ? any modifications I need to make in order get in the box ?

I hope i put enough of the issue.


Thank you all for reading my post, and any reply will be higly appreciated.


nexOne

solaris 8 has no ssh installed by default. try to use telnet....

wow such a quick reply.. I love this board already..

SSH it challages me for username password, doe that means it has SSH ?

Will try telnet..

Thanks

I can;t telnet to the box...

so maybe root logins are not allowed for root in ssh. you have to check the sshd_config file to allow root access to the box. didn't you have another account for ssh? a normal user that can use "su" to change to root...

No other user... tried to locate ssh files or sshd but can't even locate them to edit..

Again i migh well do something wrong as I'm not very familiar in Solaris.

THX

When i do telnet on port 23 i get the following :

SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.8p1