Problem with setting date 1

[Mattcash]

I am new to this forum and hope I am posting this question in the correct manner. I have an IBM PS2 model 70 that I have been running my small automotive repair shop with since 1990. It runs NAPA's TRACS program. An IBM AIX operating system. NAPA stopped supporting this operating system about 10 years ago when they switched over to a Windows based system. They did provide a Y2K fix so I could enter the correct date each time the computer is turned on. As of 12/31/2010 I can no longer enter the correct date-- the message when I try just says "Bad Date". So I keep entering 12/31/2010 each time I turn on the computer. Problem with that is my invoices print with that date and I can't do a back up to tape since I already did it back back on 12/31/2010 and it won't do back up twice on the same date. So my question is --- does anyone know how I can get the computer to accept dates after 12/31/2010?

 

[sjm2]

There's something at the URL below but you'll need to know what you're doing as it's a bit of a hack:

http://ps-2.kev009.com:8081/ohlandl/AIX_1-3/AIX_Set_Date.html

 

[Mattcash]

OK I'm finally back. My friend that is fimiliar with the AIX operating system came in last Friday to install the workaround that SJM2, in the IBM AIX forum, provided me with. We ran into a brick wall when we could not come up with the password for the Super User who is the only one authorized to make changes in the operating system. Does anyone know if there is a way to extract the password or log on as the Super User is some other way?

 

[sjm2]

If you have the AIX boot diskettes or if you can find them on the web (by looking for "aix ps/2") and re-create, then you should be able to boot from the diskettes and go into a maintenance mode and edit /etc/passwd to remove root's password.