Lost root password!!! F1 !! F1!!

[Butterfly123]

Dear Gurus,

I am basically a solaris guy; new to AIX.
I recently got one AIX 4.3 machine to administer, but the root password is lost..
I need to work on this machine.. I know how to break the root passworsd on Solaris (Same procedure:- boot with CDROM, mount FS, change clear root password..)..But not sure about that on AIX..

Could somebody help me in getting exact procedure of breaking root password on AIX m/c? Pls lemme know which boot CDROM should i use..

Urgent help appreciated!!

F1!! F1!! - Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd

 

[AIX5L]

Hi


Boot and when the Machine is beeping press F1, or 1.

Then go to the Maintenance Task - Access a Volumegroup
and then Edit the Passwd File and insert a *.

 

[JSiva]

Hi

Boot with CD-ROM, go to Maintenance mode->Access a volume group with/without mounting file systems-> type passwd and enter the password. jsnair@lycos.com