VAX 4000/VLC prom password?

From: Carlini, Antonio <antonio.carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
Date: Thu Jan 18 14:58:16 2001

>A friend of mine just picked up a VAX 4000/VLC (on my
recommendation as a
>nice small VAX) and I thought it was broken, because the 'sho dev'
produced
>"illegal command." Turns out it has had a password set, but of
course the
>seller didn't know that. Anyway, how does one tell the VAX to
"forget" that
>it has a password set? Is there a jumper or something somewhere?

        Turn off the power.

        Find the two triangular solder pads near
        the TOY (it has a clock face printed
        on it) and short these together with
        a screwdriver.

        This is from the VLC/4k60 Condensed Service Information so
        I assume it applies to both.

        Antonio

        arcarlini_at_iee.org
Received on Thu Jan 18 2001 - 14:58:16 GMT