I know there was a NeXTanswer about that topic. I think it was this one:
2152 - Restoring Root Password 97-06-17
I looked but couldn't find it here in the archive. Does anybody have a copy of this NeXTanswer or know how to reset the root password?
Black hardware:
- Reboot the system.
- Immdeiately after the "Testing System" message is replaced with "Loading from disk", hold down the right command key and press the tilde (~) on the numeric keypad. You are now at the ROM monitor.
- Boot the machine into single user mode. Most people boot off the hard disk, and should type the following at the ROM monitor prompt:
NeXT> bsd -s
- Once the system has started and dumps you at a root prompt, you need to make sure NetInfo and other services get started. Do this by typing:
sh /etc/rc &
- Set the root password using:
passwd root
- Now, reboot the system and you can use the new password.
Intel hardware:
- Reboot the system.
- Boot the machine into single user mode by typing the following at the bootloader prompt:
-s
- Once the system has started and dumps you at a root prompt, you need to make sure NetInfo and other services get started. Do this by typing:
sh /etc/rc &
- Set the root password using:
passwd root
- Now, reboot the system and you can use the new password.
Reviving this thread for a simple thank you note.
Pulled my NeXTcube out of storage after about a dozen years and couldn't remember my password. This came in handy :-)
Hi verdraith, thank you for your contribution. Thanks to this I can now use my auctioned NeXTStation and have also immediately registered here on the site.
Quote from: Minocula on July 31, 2023, 10:36:29 AMHi verdraith, thank you for your contribution. Thanks to this I can now use my auctioned NeXTStation and have also immediately registered here on the site.
you bought the one on ricardo.ch about a week ago?
schoene gruesse aus bern!