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root password recovery
Name: C. Perkins Date: August 3, 2001 at 05:54:45 Pacific
Comment:
I have an Intel Solaris 2.7 version unix box at home. I forgot my root password. I have the install unix cd. How can I recovery the root password with the install cd. I need step by step please. Thanks.
Name: Austin Coppock Date: August 9, 2001 at 05:43:07 Pacific
Reply:
I mentioned how to do this about 16 messages before yours titled "Solaris re-install" Follow the instructions and you should be able to get there. If you get stuck you can email me.
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Response Number 2
Name: D.V.Bhagwat Date: September 4, 2001 at 06:45:46 Pacific
Reply:
Dear Friend..,
Do following :-
1) Boot the machine with cdrom in single user mode.
ok boot cdrom -s
2) mount the root File system..
3) go to /etc 4) vi shadow 5) remove password field 6) save it
and boot the machine again now root doenen't have any password..
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