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Name: zaida_sofiane
Date: April 30, 2002 at 13:00:28 Pacific
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Salut;
Je suis un administrateur d'un systeme Unix Solaris8 (Station Sun Sparc)
j'ai perdu mon mot de passe administrateur root(passwd_root)avec la commande (passwd -d), alors comment je doit reagir.
Merci.

Hello
I am a administrator of unis_solaris8 system (SunSparc Station),
i waisted my root_passwd with command (passwd -d),
please help me .



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Response Number 1
Name: Rex
Date: April 30, 2002 at 20:17:30 Pacific
Reply:

# passwd -d
This clears the passwd
To password the account again use:
# passwd root

Then enter your new password


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Response Number 2
Name: Josh LAnge
Date: May 4, 2002 at 00:04:29 Pacific
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I think that solaris allows you to use single user mode without a passowrd, then follow the first follups directions

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