GOT A BIG BIG PROBLEM HERE!!!! (in single user mode) 2

[ratbs75]

Hi,

To recover the root's password, I started the server in Single user mode (boot pri / Y / hpux -is).
Now I've got a big problem:
"Password cannot be changed. Reas: password lifetimehas passed"

My BIGGEST worry is that I do not have neither ll, vi or any of those commands... i checked (a chance that 'cd' works) in /usr/bin, /sbin, /etc.... nothing... no ll, no vi ((((
plz help me out the hell here...... :s

mtia

 

[unixqueen]

Hi,

I havn't had to do this before, but I would try mounting /usr nd then vi'ing the passwd file removing the password string and anything up to the next delimitor, because password aging is set at the end of the password.

Clare

 

[kb134]

Hi

try this

mountall (to mount all your filesystems)

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k root (to enable root password)

for 10.2

/usr/lbin/modprpw -w "" root (to null the password)

for 11.0

/usr/sam/lbin/usermod.sam -F -p "" root (to null password)

passwd root (to reset)

Hope this helps