HP 9000/840S is alive (sorta)

From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme_at_exit109.com>
Date: Tue Jun 8 21:56:43 1999

> I was able to boot the system in single-user mode and got in as ROOT. I
> don't know the exact boot sequence because my terminal failed during the
> process ( cold solder joint in the verticle defelection circuitry). By the
> time I got it hooked up again, the system had completed booting and I was
> magically logged in as ROOT. Yipee!!!
>
> Before I can start the system in multiple user mode, I gotta figure out a
> fail safe way to change the ROOT password. According to the MAN pages, you
> gotta supply the current password if you use the "passwd" command. That
> won't work because I don't know the current password. DOH!

Actually, most versions of passwd bypass the request for the old password
if you are running them as root. I'd try 'passwd root' and see what happens.

<<john>>
Received on Tue Jun 08 1999 - 21:56:43 BST