10 Nov
2003
10 Nov
'03
11:54 a.m.
Owen,
I don't know of any way to bypass root on an sgi system without a CDROM drive
and a copy of the IRIX install disk.
Here's some good advice on the details: http://www.hummingbirdcomp.com/
removing_root_password_from_sgi_systems.htm
I've used this procedure more times than I'd like to admit ;-)
Here's another, more terse writeup: http://sgi.mesa-sys.com/LostPassword.htm
Lyle
On Sunday 09 November 2003 18:26, owen(a)bardstown.com wrote:
OK, my Indy is now (almost) all working. I need to
change the monitor
refresh rate, but I can't do that unless I can log in. I don't have the
root pwd either.
Apparently you can't go to single user without the root pwd. I can do just
about anything -- I have a serial console hookup, but no root to go with it
:( I can't get it on a network either... I tried using the setenv command
to set the IP to a local address, but I don't think it works (new to
IRIX/SGI, so that may be way off!)
Anyone have any ideas? I already tried most of the normal ones -- guest,
tours, lp, etc. and found them to be closed! Jeez, just what I need... a
security consious admin!
I have no floppy or CDROM installed on this, nor do I have a SCSI adapter
to mount the drives under linux and do the deed the _simple_ way. I also
lack IRIX media.
Any thoughts? I don't want to buy many more components... but I guess that
if I have to, I can make a few more purchases...
Thanks!
Owen
--
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"