Re: Getting AIX root access

Article: 7633 of alt.hackers
From: dcs@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David C Smith)
Newsgroups: alt.hackers
Subject: Re: Getting AIX root access
Date: 9 Apr 1995 12:55:57 -0500
Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services   +1 713 968 5800
Lines: 44
Approved: Me
Message-ID: 3m973d$kc1@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: starbase.neosoft.com
Keywords: Aix root
Status: RO

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In article <3m6ljm$lgt@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>,
Szymon M. Rusinkiewicz <smr@mit.edu> wrote:
>David C Smith (dcs@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM) writes:
>
>>Switch the keylock back to Service, re-boot to bring up diagnostics.
>>Again, this time, !vi /etc/security/passwd. Copy the encrypted
>>password from your new user and replace root's original password.
>>Exit from diagnostics.
>
>Since you can edit the passwd file, wouldn't it be simpler to just
delete the
>root password?

Yup! That would cut down on *several* steps. I'll try it on the next
machine. Thanks!

ObLameGroupHack: Myself and another guy at work were moving goodies
around in the computer room at work, and we wanted to put a table
over an IBM 3274 controller. The table was tall, but when placed
over the controller, it sat on top of the controller and was about
3/4 inch off the floor. We needed some spacers to raise the table
off the floor. One of guys went to see the building maintenance
people who put together 3 washers with super glue gel. He brought
the washer spacers back and we used super glue gel to put the
spacers on the table's feet. Looks good, and the table sits above
the controller. :-)


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