In order to reset root password on Solaris box, you would need to do the following :
- Go to OK Prompt by:
- Once you got the OK prompt, boot into single user mode:
- Mount the root directory, On a typical system, it’s probably c0t0d0s0 or c0t0d0s1:
- Make a copy of /etc/shadow.
- Edit /etc/shadow file
- Delete the password of the root user (Leave the second field empty, dont change anything else):
- Reboot the box
- Login to root account with no password.
<stop> + <a>
or
# init 0
OK> boot cdrom -s
# mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1 /
# cp /etc/shadow /etc/shadow.backupcopy
# vi /etc/shadow
Your /etc/shadow should look like this:
root:<password>::877667
root:<password>::877667
edit to
root:::877667
My best friend asked me on how can she use yahoo messenger in office. It was blocked by the administrator. My dearie Maizura, you need to do the following steps:
- Go to Your freedom (http://www.your-freedom.net )website.
- Register yourself. You should see the following text "First visit? Click here to register", click on it.
- Login to the email you register with and click on the activate link provided in the email.
- Login to Your freedom
- Click on Download button.
- Download the latest version of your freedom client. In my example version 20080407-01
- Extract the zip file (freedom-20080407-01.zip) into a directory eg: freedom.
- Double clicks freedom.jar file and then click on configure button. You should get the following screen : Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past
I just can’t seem to move on
Today is 1st of April or more known as April Fool’s days. What is April Fool? erm … not really sure what’s the best way to descripe it but I remember when I was young April 1st is the day when you are allowed to play hoaxes on your friends or anyone … the best part is he/she can be mad at you.. You think it’s pretty cool? Well… wait till you read the The Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time from www.museumofhoaxes.com.
