12 Nov
2020
12 Nov
'20
7:02 a.m.
On 12/11/2020 13:56, Bob Smith via cctalk wrote:
I have a copy of the process in my stash.... it is
findable on the web.
I used to wear this funny hat, and used the methoo a few times - even
on my cluster at home.
It does work.
bb
On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 8:13 AM Richard Curtis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I beg to differ with HP's recommendation (in
their doc set) for Devin'ssituation. HP's description is meant for customer sites
to have a copyof usernames/passwords to which they can revert for nasty situationssuch as
a corrupted SYSUAF.DAT. *If* this system has the 'alternate'file, it should have
the same problem as the original, of unknownpasswords. What Devin needs is instructions
to break into the system.
> I happen to know how to do that (used to work in OpenVMS Engineering).Is that
something that should be discussed here?
> Thanks,Dick
>
"breaking in if you have physical console access" is not at all secret:
it used to be in the OpenVMS FAQ and (iirc) in the manuals. It's fine to
discuss it anywhere. VMS Engineering would have told you to make sure
you ensured that physical console access was only available? to
authorised personnel.
Antonio
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