Ultrix root password

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Mon Apr 1 17:52:39 2002

From: Brian Roth <broth_at_heathers.stdio.com>


>The MV's have Ultrix on them and boot fine BUT.....
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>Is there an easy way to bust the root password for Ultrix on the
console?


Yes.

Boot to non-timesharing then use ED (sorry no other choice usually)
to edit passwd file. set the Root user password to NULL (no characters).
boot to timeshare level and then log in as root with no password.

My ultrix manuals are burried or I'd give more detail.

Allison
Received on Mon Apr 01 2002 - 17:52:39 BST