Hi Guys,
Firstly I have no interest in any passwords. I just need some help on the password recovery mechanism on 5.5 Linux Base on a HP COTS. I am doing this on a lab system prior to going to site where my customer has lost/forgotten their root/nortel/admin password and I'm doing this as a dry run.
The documentation (Linux Platform Base I & C 5.5 NN43001-315 page 111) states: boot with install media in DVD drive.
At boot prompt type KVM <enter>
At install menu type alt+f2 to switch to a shell virtual console.
Type cd /tmp/ and press Enter to change the path to the tmp directory.
Type mkdir mount and press Enter to create a new directory.
Type mount /dev/sda6 mount/ and press Enter to mount the system image.
Type chroot /tmp/mount and press Enter.
Type passwd –f root and press Enter. The Root password reset window appears.
The screen then changes to the 'change root password screen'
I can change the password here, however when I reboot and try and log in with 'root' and the password I have just input it tells me the password is incorrect.
If I log in with the 'nortel' account and type su and follow this with my new root password that I just reset, I can get into root, so I know the password has been changed.
It just won't let me log in direct to the account root.
Has anyone else tried this and had similar issues?
Thanks,
Norm
Firstly I have no interest in any passwords. I just need some help on the password recovery mechanism on 5.5 Linux Base on a HP COTS. I am doing this on a lab system prior to going to site where my customer has lost/forgotten their root/nortel/admin password and I'm doing this as a dry run.
The documentation (Linux Platform Base I & C 5.5 NN43001-315 page 111) states: boot with install media in DVD drive.
At boot prompt type KVM <enter>
At install menu type alt+f2 to switch to a shell virtual console.
Type cd /tmp/ and press Enter to change the path to the tmp directory.
Type mkdir mount and press Enter to create a new directory.
Type mount /dev/sda6 mount/ and press Enter to mount the system image.
Type chroot /tmp/mount and press Enter.
Type passwd –f root and press Enter. The Root password reset window appears.
The screen then changes to the 'change root password screen'
I can change the password here, however when I reboot and try and log in with 'root' and the password I have just input it tells me the password is incorrect.
If I log in with the 'nortel' account and type su and follow this with my new root password that I just reset, I can get into root, so I know the password has been changed.
It just won't let me log in direct to the account root.
Has anyone else tried this and had similar issues?
Thanks,
Norm