Thomas Jahns
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 20 Apr 2005
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 Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:54 pm Post subject:
Re: which password ?
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"sabbatino alfonso" <sabbatinoalfonso@libero.it> writes:
| Quote: | I have bought a Sgi Indy on ebay with irix 5.3 from a seller. He doesn't
remember login/pasword.
How can I discovery ?
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First remove the PROM password jumper (it's close to the PSU connector,
you can find detailed instructions in the Indy Workstation Owner's
Guide, downloadable from techpubs.sgi.com). Then boot the machine, press
Esc when prompted and enter the command-line interface (5), enter
"resetpw" there, after power-down the jumper can be put back. Now you
got rid of at least one password, but there is still the on-disk root
password. This you can remove by one of several methods:
- get IRIX installation media and edit /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow
(depends on system configuration) from the admin shell
- get Linux installation media and identify the diskblock to edit with a
disk editor (this is much harder, so you better get IRIX media if you
don't have)
- put the disk into another SGI and edit /etc/passwd|shadow there
This is also a FAQ, I cannot see why you did not find the necessary
information with a simple web search before asking here, please consider
that next time.
Thomas Jahns
--
"Computers are good at following instructions,
but not at reading your mind."
D. E. Knuth, The TeXbook, Addison-Wesley 1984, 1986, 1996, p. 9 |
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