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Re: No root access to B/W OSX Server

>>Hi.,
>>
>>I need a solution to an unusable B/W OSX Server. I installed Tenons
>>iTools and after a restart I no longer have root access to the machine. I
>>have restarted in single user mode and tried to reset the password using
>>
>>passwd root 'password'
>>
>>but this doesn't work. I know I'm in as root, because whoami tells me so,
>>but the command passwd (on its own) gives me;
>>user root not found in netinfo
>>
>>Is there a way of resetting the password or do I have to reinstall
>>everything from org. CD!!
>
>Jed, you can use the backup netinfo to restore your root account.
>See Apple'e Tech Note #30761
>http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30761
>
>And talk to us about what you did with iTools to cause your root
>password to disappear.

Thanks. That did the trick, working like a charm (again)
Although the til states that the system needs to be booted into single
user mode with netinfo shut down, I didn't have write permission (so
couldn't move or copy the netinfo file) until it was up via sh etc/rc,
hmmm.

Sorry Tenon! I wasn't having a pop at your products, honest. It was most
likely me doing something daft (has been known :)
I'll chat off-list concerning the iTools install.

Thanks again,
Jed.



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