Root password has expired

[tomii]

Hello all, for some reason someone has set root password expiry and I not no longer able to su into root from my login. The server is up and running as I can ssh into the box with my login. However, I have tried to console access into the box to reset the root password but on my hyper-terminal I see the 'OK' prompt only, how can I change the root password at this stage? Another confusing thing is the box is up and running normally, why am I still seeing the 'OK' prompt at console?

Thanks all!!!

 

[dandan123]

Are you perhaps looking at two different boxes ?

 

[ac325ci]

if u cant get to reset root passwd.. i think u have to recover it from cdrom or image off of a jumpstart box..

 

[BottleNeck]

The reason you are seeing the OK prompt is because you are logging in through the console port. Type console and it will give you your prompt back. There are a few ways to reset the password on root. One is boot up from the CDROM and clear the root password holder in /etc/passwd file. The other solution is if the expiration settings are defined in a default file, you can modify that.

 

[KenCunningham]

There's also a FAQ concerning recovering the root password.

 

[ac325ci]

the expiration settings are defined in /etc/shadow .. u cannot modify the file if u are not root

 

[tomii]

Hi all, thanks for your help. I have managed to console in and reset the passwd and changed it to disable aging. however, im not unable to su into root with the new root passwd? get error:

$ su - root
Password:
su: Sorry

Any idea's whats going on?

 

[Annihilannic]

What version of Solaris? If it's Solaris 8, what revision of patch 108993 do you have installed?

I have had some odd things happen (and still happening) on a system with 108993-18 regarding root password expiry. When it expires I am unable to su to root to change the password unless I am on the system console.

How did you reset the password and disable aging on the console, just using the passwd command? Or did you edit /etc/shadow manually. Perhaps there's a typo in one of the fields?

Annihilannic.

 

[tomii]

Forget that, my mistake, all worked fine! thanks all!!