Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help

From: meltie <lists_at_microvax.org>
Date: Tue Feb 10 10:54:47 2004

On Tuesday 10 February 2004 16:37, Curt Vendel wrote:
> The older VMS 3.x used to have some holes in it.
>
> Try logging in:
>
> field
> field
>
> test
> test
>
> system
> system
>
> See if the backdoors are still open, otherwise you'll have to
> reinstall. You 2K have a CD-rom? I will burn copies of the OpenVMS
> 7.3

Er guys, it's not magically got any harder since I used to do it - RTFM:
http://wwwvms.mppmu.mpg.de/vmsdoc/vmsfaq/vmsfaq_005.html#mgmt5

basically:
>>>b -flags 0,1

Once at the SYSBOOT prompt:
SET/STARTUP OPA0:
SET WINDOW_SYSTEM 0
SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
CONTINUE

At the $ prompt:
$ SPAWN
$ _at_SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP
$ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM: ! or wherever SYSUAF.DAT resides
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:AUTHORIZE
MODIFY SYSTEM /PASSWORD=newpassword
EXIT

then reboot.

alex/melt
Received on Tue Feb 10 2004 - 10:54:47 GMT

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