On Jun 27, 19:01, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
> Right, the 'new' machine has IRIX 5.3 installed, and is using shadow
> passwords. So, first I tried editing the passwd file and just
clearing
> the password field for root's entry (which was just set to 'x',
> presumably to signify the use of a shadow password), then booting
from
> the 'new' disk with the cleared password.
>
> That didn't work - it just gave me an invalid login message. So
instead
> I tried the same, but cleared the encrypted password string in the
> /etc/shadow file.
>
> Still no luck. I've now tried with and without the 'x' present in the
> passwd file, and with and without the encrypted password string in
the
> shadow file.
>
> A few possibilities spring to mind:
>
> 1) IRIX 5.3 doesn't allow direct root login on the X console?
It does. Unless someone has restricted root logins to a particular
device.
> 2) The system's set up to use some sort of authentication other than
> /etc/passwd - any pointers for what to look for if so?
See if /etc/default/login has a line that says "SITECHECK=<something>"
If it does, comment it out. In fact, comment out anything that looks
unusually restrictive.
> 3) The system's set to read from a file other then /etc/shadow - no
idea
> where this is set up if so.
I don't think you can do that in IRIX 5.3, except as above.
However, root's login might not be valid if root's home directory isn't
available, or root's shell isn't acceptable, or if there's something in
/var/Cadmin/clogin.conf to prevent it, or if there's some restriction
on where root can log in (see /etc/default/login). If you delete
/etc/shadow (or better, move it out the way) and delete the password
field for root in /etc/passwd, it should work. The first line of
/etc/passwd should look like:
root::0:0:root:/:
Even if /etc/default/login has "MANDPASS=YES" in it, this works for
root.
The reason I suggest moving /etc/shadow out of the way is that it
records things like whether a password has expired, or an account is
locked because of excessive failed logins.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Hi All,
Today at the preview for the UA auction tomorrow, I saw one bigass DG Aviion.
I believe it is a 9500+.
I pulled the cpu board from the back of the VME bus and it showed 4 (four)
88110RC50F motorolla processors, which I believe are
50Mhz 88110's. It also had about 523MB of memory. but no disks. Usually these
rack-size monsters go for next to nothing > $25.00, sometines as low as $2.50
Any takers ??. For a small consideration I can buy and hold as obviously you
don't want to ship it.
Cheers
Tom
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I am also in need of one of these for a pdp-8 (16 sector packs). I don't want to keep it, just use it. Is there a way that someone could
create one of these for people who might find these useful? Thanks.
Tim R.
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How often do you people use a head cleaner to keep your floppy drives running (or what do you use to clean them when they don't read disks correctly)?
TZ
I'm looking for a standalone paper tape reader/punch combo. Something along
the lines of like a DSI 2400, but I'd really prefer a facit 4070. Must have
Rs232 interface.
Perhaps I could trade a tested/refurbed HP21MX cpu for one? or??
Jay West
In a message dated Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:00:29 +0200 (MEST), "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Since I will be in the U.S. during VCF/E, I might as well try to
> actually make it there. Is anyone driving there from the
> Silicon Valley area?
Wow, you would actually drive across the entire US to go? That's like saying since you'll be in China, you might as well drive back to Europe! Isn't it? Best, David, classiccomputing.com
Is there a way that someone could
create one of these for people who might find these useful?
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Crisis Computer in San Jose has the equipment to write CE packs.
They aren't going to be cheap. I'm guessing $300 to $500.
They are probably the only place in the world left that has the
gear to do this.
Realigning 2315 heads isn't something you want to do if you don't
absolutlely HAVE to, since you run the risk of making the packs
that you have unreadable, if they were written on drives that are
off spec.
Does anyone on this list have any machine readable copies
of RSTS/E besides the v7 one that we use with Bob Supnik's
simh simulator? I am looking for some of the older versions,
such as 6A, 6B, or 6C. I have v7, but in order to recreate an
accurate reincarnation of what my group used in 1977-79, I
need the v6 versions.
Does anyone know if any of the v6 or v5 distributions have
survived to the present time?
Ashley
>If you have the time, it's a great thing to do at least once in your
>lifetime. I spent 6 weeks on a big circle around the USA 15 years ago
>(in honor of my naturalization) -- one of the best vacations I ever
>took.
I'd have to 2nd that. Years and years ago (20?) my family drove an RV
>from NJ to CA. We followed a VERY twisted path (took us a month to get to
CA), hitting as much stuff as we could in between.
Probably the single best vacation I've ever been on, and one of the best
experiences of my life.
Too bad we ran out of time and had to drive straight back to NJ rather
than following another twisty path (took us 4 days to get back)
-chris
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Hi, Roger.
Prmopted by Bob's message to the list about PDP-11/23+ bootstraps, and
some private email I had with him earlier:
On Mar 4, 16:18, Roger Merchberger wrote:
> Rumor has it that Pete Turnbull may have mentioned these words:
>
> >Fancy parting with a few? They're 24-pin 8Kx8, which makes them
> >particularly useful for some DEC boot ROMs (which is the only place
> >I've seen them before). They fit *my* programmer :-)
>
> How many you need? It'll take me a few days to find 'em & pack 'em...
This was in response to some messages on ClassicCmp about Motorola MCM
68764 EPROMs for a Panasonic HHC. Did you ever find any? I'd be happy
to pay for carriage and a little something besides. I'd only need a
few (4, maybe, for DEC bootstraps).
Do you still want some Euro coins for your collection? I never did
anything about that, did I...
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
