On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, FLTLT(AAFC) Geoff Roberts wrote:
>
> ----- 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
>
>
got it working.. cool..
now to learn vms ;)
I have no idea realy on how to use this system unfortunatly I am quite
used to the way UNIX works (ducks) and VMS is so differnt. does anyone
know a good site for VMS newbies?
Anyway, I am not sure what I am going to do with this machine yet, I may
end up installing Net or Open BSD on the beast, so I can get it talking to
the rest of my network here which is a linux box, a Mac (running OS X) and
My sgi...
anyway thanks for your help.... so far so so good..
Benjamin
Received on Fri Apr 12 2002 - 05:01:31 BST