lost root password on solaris2.6 1

[crystaln]

Hi. Lost root password for solaris2.6. How do I get into single user mode without having to type in the password? [sig][/sig]

 

[d3funct]

There is a rootkit at

http://www.rootshell.org

called rootkitSunOS.tgz that may help, just go to the site, go to search and type &quot;rootkit&quot; for a list of available rootkits. [sig]<p>Jon Zimmer<br><a href=mailto:b0rg@pcgeek.net>b0rg@pcgeek.net</a><br><a href=

http://www.aetea.com>

Aetea Information Technology</a><br>The software required `Windows 95 or better', so I installed Linux.<br>
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[jdevan]

Shutdown the system first. If u dont have the privilege to shutdown, you may have to power off .(no other go)
Then insert solaris 2.6 O/S cd in to the cdrom drive and boot the system by executing
ok> boot cdrom -s
system will boot into single user mode from the cdrom.You
will get the root prompt without a password.Then mount
the root slice say, /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 on a temporary directory on cdrom
#mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /a
#cd /a/etc
vi the shadow file and remove the encrypted password field for root entry, save the file and reboot the system
#umount /a
#reboot
You have a null root password now.

Jay
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