nitinkgoud
IS-IT--Management
I need to recover root password on test server (E 10k) running solaris 9. Can someone please tell me how to do that?
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Recover root password
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Clairvoyant1332
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The most straightforward way is to boot the system from CD, mount the root filesystem manually, and clear root's password entry in /etc/shadow. I don't know if an E10K is different than other system in regard to doing that, though.
If you have rlogin access from another server, you can also get in that way and reset the password.
If you have rlogin access from another server, you can also get in that way and reset the password.
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KenCunningham
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There's also a FAQ about this: Faq60-1568
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