> From: Truthan,Larry
>
> Ethan Dicks wrote:
> >
> > >I'm trying to break into (my own) DEC Alpha running Digital Unix
> V3.2...
>
>
> COINCIDENTLY: I was trying to break into a DEC 3000/500 system I
> inherited
> from a launched development project here at OCLC.
>
> Rick Murphy's post also got me into single user mode on my system, But
> unlike you I haven't a Clue on how to edit the password files now that I
> am
> In.
>
> I had almost sent off for NetBSD for the Flamingo, but reading thier
> list
> I could not have used the console or Mouse that is on this system.
>
> My system has Digital Unix V4.0D (rev 878) May 5 1998
>
> During the Boot the system changes Fonts and goes to 1280X1024 Mode
>
> My system has 224 MBytes of Ram 2 RZ25 drives, one RZ26 drive, one RRD42
> cd drive and a TLZ06 tape transport. It also has the DEC lance ethernet
> installed.
>
>
> So how do I edit the root password from here? This is my first foray
> into
> unix admin....
>
# passwd
...is the command. Look into vipw also... But be careful in that one...
BTW, you can get X running on a NetBSD loaded DEC3000. If you search through
the mail archives for port-Alpha/netBSD, you should find some info on how to
do it...
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> ----------
> From: Dan Kolb
> Reply To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:32 PM
> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: [CCTALK] Test post and DEC Unix question
>
> On Wednesday 15 May 2002 17:28 pm, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > --- Rick Murphy <rmurphy(a)itm-inst.com> wrote:
>
> ^^^^^ Hmm....I seem to have not got Rick's message for some reason.
>
> > > At 03:49 PM 5/14/02 -0700, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > > >I'm trying to break into (my own) DEC Alpha running Digital Unix
> > > > V3.2...
>
> I'm trying to do the same on OSF1/Digital Unix v4.0
>
> > > Once you're in single-user mode, "mount -r /" to remount the root...
>
> This doesn't want to work for me - keeps saying 'device busy'. I can't get
>
> a man page for 'mount' up, because the root fs (and therefore /tmp) is
> read-only, and I don't have another Digital Unix 4.0 box to get a man
> page up on :-) Could anyone kindly point me towards the right options for
> remounting a mounted filesystem read-write?
>
> --
>
According to man mount(8) on my D/UX 3.2C box...
-u Remount a file system....
-r read only
-w read/write, which is equal to -o rw
..an example there is...
# mount -u /
... when booted into single user.
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> I'm going to clean a Sun 3 keyboard today. Its keycaps are filthy. The
> strategy I've used in the past for the keycaps is:
>
> * Goto the kitchen. There is a double sink there.
> * Fill one sink with hot, soapy water and the other will cold, non-soapy
> water.
> * Dump the keycaps into the hot sink and let them soak for a while.
> * Slosh the keycaps around a bit.
> * Transfer the keycaps to the cold water. If necessary, wipe grime from each
> one as it is transferred.
> * Arrange the keycaps for drying. Dry them with a hair dryer.
> * Test for dryness by tapping a table with a keycap. If any water drops
> appear on the table, repeat the previous step.
>
> I have a dishwasher, but I don't trust it.
I've had pretty good luck cleaning the caps on Sun keyboards without removing them. By using a good quality commercial spray cleaner sprayed on a cloth, you can get them looking almost like new. If they were really bad, I could see taking them off and soaking them.
The dishwasher would be a bad idea. You could easily end up with a bunch of little bits of melted plastic and a broken dishwasher.
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writes:
> As a benefit to those here on the cctech side of the list who value
> topical messages, I am only sending these many referrals I receive every
> month to cctech.
>
Thanks Sellam. This is an interesting idea.
If you get this message then CCTECH is working for you. It is for me.
Paxton
Astoria, OR
Here's some lady with a TRS-80 Model 1. She wants money for it. $50-$75
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Is cctech passing messages yet? All I see are messages from cctalk. A
lot of them are messages that are on topic and should be going to cctech.
I'm waiting to unsubscribe to cctalk until I know cctech is working.
Who's doing the moderation on cctech?
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OK... something about the recent changes to the list adminstration
process caused my reply to be bounced, but we'll try a fresh
message...
A couple of list members piped up about going to the Hamvention. I will
be there on Friday only, and not for the entire day (previous commitment
elsewhere). If anyone has a mind to get together, I will have a 2m
radio and a cell phone. Write me directly for numbers.
-ethan
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I picked up a box of 8" hard sectored floppies on my trip, and was
trying to identify the system they came from. There is a system
floppy that has the following paper directory included. Does anyone
know what system this is for?
DIRECTORY LISTING DSN=DISKJW
S T ..NAME.. FT IF NT ...............L A B E L ----------------
0 EDIT 03 05 02 SPD/DOS EDIT V3.17 74-10-14-2030
0 DCOPY 05 05 01 SPD/DOS DCOPY V3.09 74-10-14-1210
0 ERASE 06 05 01 SPD/DOS ERASE V3.02 74-10-10-0845
0 PACK 07 05 01 SPD/DOS PACK V3.05 74-10-08-0250
? 0 FORMAT 08 05 02 SPD/DOS FORMAT V3.10 74-10-08-0140
0 ZAP 10 05 02 SPD/DOS ZAP V2.12 74-10-15-0110
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) [mailto:cisin@xenosoft.com]
> Yeah.
> The 4004 was once rumored to have been named that because it had the
> equivalent of 4004 transistors.
> THAT is what probably gave rise to the 68000 silliness.
> It's MUCH more impressive what was done with only 486!
Wouldn't that be 80486?
Motorola kept it much smaller for a while, and then jumped
to 88000 ;)
Chris
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print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'