----- Original Message -----
From: <cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Free MV3100/80 & Misc (Melbourne, .au)
> I can't seem to change the system password, here is what I am doing point
> out anything wrong...
>
> I am flolowing the directions from:
> http://www.vaxarchive.org/swdoc/vms/txt/vmsfaq.txt
> (the section MGMT5)
>
> at the >>> prompt I have entered b/1 this gets me to the SYSBOOT> prompt
> all good so far.
>
> then I type the followning commands:
> SET/STARTUP OPA0:
> SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
> CONTINUE
>
> this gets me to the $ prompt then I type
> SPAWN
> _at_SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP
>
> And from the VMS faq this leads me to believe that it sould boot up and
> leave me logged in to the console. and then I could change the password.
>
> this doesn't seem to occur, it seems to boot up normaly, and then ask for
> user/password...
>
> Is there anything I am doing wrong? I am using VMS 6.1 if thats a help
I think that means you may have a console password enabled. Um. Bad karma.
There is an alternate procedure in the VMS System Management Manual
involving SYSUAFALT
you could give that a go.
Cheers
Geoff in Oz
Received on Fri Apr 12 2002 - 02:09:46 BST