root passwd problem

[johndrake]

Hi All,

It seems that somehow the password file has gotten
corrupted and I cannot login/su to root. I'm currently
looking for a backup of a passwd file that is not corrupt.
I started to have problems when trying to su to root outside
of the console, I could only login as root when I was at
the console and not su to it from my user id. Now, I can't
login as root at all. We are running AIX 4.3.3. How can
I reset the root passwd?

Thanks!

-Joe

 

[PSD]

Joe,

I assume that you can no longer su to root or login as root?

Can you rcp an /etc/passwd file from another server i.e. do you have trusted relationship?

If you cannot login or copy a file you will have to boot from the cd into maintenance mode and rectify the problem.

Cheers


PSD
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4.3 Systems Support
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4 HACMP

 

[johndrake]

Hi,

No, we don't have any other servers. If the restore does not work, I'll have to boot in maintenance mode. Thanks
for the tip. By the way, have you ever seen/heard of something like this happening?

-Joe

 

[aixnusr]

see the /etc/security/user file and check the entries for root.. See whether su is enabled for other users