Unix administration - New to Unix

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Gerry Dinning

2005-10-04, 5:56 pm

Hi All

I am trying to learn unix and have been given 2 Sun netra T1 105 servers. I
have managed to clear the firmware password and connected by serial to the
unit.

The problem is the system software password, As i donot know it and have no
way of finding out.The units came from a recycling depot.

Is there anyway of reseting the admin password or downloading a new copy of
Sun OS 5.6 that is on the unit.

I have tried Sun online but cant get anywhere due to accounts being required
can anyone help.

Thanks

Gerry

David Magda

2005-10-04, 8:50 pm

"Gerry Dinning" <tdsdomain@eircom.net> writes:

> I am trying to learn unix and have been given 2 Sun netra T1 105
> servers. I have managed to clear the firmware password and connected
> by serial to the unit.

If you have Solaris and Sun questions you may want to also check out
comp.unix.solaris and comp.sys.sun.*.

> Is there anyway of reseting the admin password or downloading a new
> copy of Sun OS 5.6 that is on the unit.

5.6 is probably fairly hard to get hold of, and probably not worth
learning at this point. Your Netras should be supported by Solaris 8,
9, and 10. If you're learning Solaris I would look at getting 9 or 10.

> I have tried Sun online but cant get anywhere due to accounts being
> required can anyone help.

Lots of free documentation at docs.sun.com.

--
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI

darko saric

2005-10-05, 7:50 am

> The problem is the system software password, As i donot know it and have no
> way of finding out.The units came from a recycling depot.
>
> Is there anyway of reseting the admin password or downloading a new copy of
> Sun OS 5.6 that is on the unit.

is this helping?

http://www.sunguru.com/faqs/rootpasswd.pdf