SUMMARY: SIMS - lost administrator password
2007-12-24 20:34:00
1. Insert the Solaris Operating Environment CD-ROM
2. Run a single-user boot from the CD-ROM
ok boot cdrom -s
3. use the fsck command on the / (root) partition to check and repair
any potential problem in the file system
# fsck /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 (put the correct raw device corresponding
to your hard disk)
(in most cases you can skip this step)
4. if fsck completed succesfully, mount the / (root) file system on /a
directory to gain access to the file system on disk.
# mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /a
5. Set and export the TERM variable, which enables the vi editor to work
properly.
# TERM=sun
# export TERM
6. Edit the /etc/shadow file that contains the passwd, find the line of
the user
and replace the second field that contain the password with the
string NP that means
no password for that user.
7. unmount the file system
# umount /a
8. reboot the computer
Good Luck
Biagio De Giovanni
Gil Gilliland wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I've a bit of a problem and I'm hoping that someone on the list
> can shed some enlightenment on it.
>
> We are running SIMS for our in-house mail server. We recently
> went through a down-sizing exercise. Well . . . one of the people
> downsized just happened to be one of sysadmins, specifically the person
> in charge of the mail server (among other things).
>
> To cut to the chase, the administrator password for the SIMS
> software is now unavailable. We need to make some configuration changes
> (rather soon) and can't get into the software.
>
> Has anyone met this problem before? Does anyone know how to
> hack a new password in? (or other solutions?)
>
> Thanks,
> --
> James 'Gil' Gilliland Tel: 303-223-0506
> Sr. OSS Development Engineer Email: james_gilliland at globalcrossing.com
> Global Crossing Mobile: 303-588-1474
> Denver, CO
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