RSX11M passwords, (was: Help with my PDP 11/73) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Feb 2003

cctech-request(a)classiccmp.org schrieb am 25.02.2003:
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 From: &lt;chu(a)verizon.net&gt;
To: &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt;
Subject: Help with my PDP 11/73
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:36:31 -0800

I have gotten my PDP 11/73 to
start up and go through an initialization
script for RSX-11Mplus. However, I do not
know any uids/passwords, so I cannot
login; I can only watch the script go by.
I am able, while the script is running, to break
into MCR and run commands like PDP and DMP.
I am able to dump in octal
some of the files like [0,0]001054.DIR;1.
Does anyone know where the user names/passwords
are stored? My memory says that the maybe
they are not encrypted? Is that so?

The passwords are stored in a file [0,0]RSX11M.sys if I recall it correctley.
Should be a rather small file, just pip it to the printer to see it, it should
be an ASCII-file.
I think that after version 3.2 of rsx11m passwords were encripted, before that,
in plain text. Copy this file to some other media and delete it from your
system disk, After a new cold start you should have an open system. with RUN
$ACNT you can create new user-accounts if you desire.

Frank