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Help With Lost root passwd
Name: taints69 Date: May 16, 2006 at 21:32:14 Pacific OS: 4.3.3 CPU/Ram: 1 Product: RS/6000
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This is a common question im sure... I bought a RS/6000 Model 240. Aix 4.3.3 loaded. No root password was supplied to me, but I do have the install media (4 disks). I want to drop into maint mode. So I place the cd into the drive, restart the box ( by pressing the power button, since i do not have a login id) Once I hear the double beep I keep pressing F1. All this does is bring me to SMS. I have no option to boot into maint mode, and choose the install path. Ive placed the cdrom at the top of the boot list, but same result. If I reboot and keep pressing F5 I get thrown into diagnostic mode, where I can enter a shell, but it prompts me for a password. At this point I'm guessing I can not boot from cd? These are valid disks from IBM(I'm attempting to boot from disk 1). Has anyone had this problem? Should I just try getting a new cdrom? Could I possibly transfer the files from disk 1 onto a floppy? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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