Title: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: MCNE on January 17, 2020, 09:19:06 PM
Post by: MCNE on January 17, 2020, 09:19:06 PM
I followed one of the guides here to change the root passwd.
At the ROM monitor, I used the following commands:
# bsd -s
# sh /etc/rc &
# passwd root
# reboot
This was before reading another thread " ... If you do, you'll start duplicate system services, which will cause a number of problems. You must halt the system and reboot. ..."
Now I get either the following on the screen or sometimes the Normal Next OS header and can log in with the new pass:
I have very little to NO experience with NEXTSTEP and not sure what exactly happened with my passwd reset attempt.
Have been running Kimsufi dedicated servers for few years running Debian, CentOS and UBUNTU through remote Terminal with no XRDP or GUI (older Multiplayer game servers and a seedbox are the main reasons for the Kimsufi dedicated KS-10, currently trying UBUNTU server 18.04 LTS on a new Data Center) I'm not saying I am great with Linux not even good but have been setting up/ operating these servers for few years without getting deep in-to Linux due to, not much time.
Thought I had drive issues and was looking at another BEAST I found in the basement, the PL1600 6/400 512 64 US (with many upgrades but recall SCSI-3 1.6" depending on which one I brought home after upgrade ;)).
I threw the N1200 on the Local Kijiji here in my city hoping to find the guy I bought it from over a decade ago ... high hopes ...
At the ROM monitor, I used the following commands:
# bsd -s
# sh /etc/rc &
# passwd root
# reboot
This was before reading another thread " ... If you do, you'll start duplicate system services, which will cause a number of problems. You must halt the system and reboot. ..."
Now I get either the following on the screen or sometimes the Normal Next OS header and can log in with the new pass:
I have very little to NO experience with NEXTSTEP and not sure what exactly happened with my passwd reset attempt.
Have been running Kimsufi dedicated servers for few years running Debian, CentOS and UBUNTU through remote Terminal with no XRDP or GUI (older Multiplayer game servers and a seedbox are the main reasons for the Kimsufi dedicated KS-10, currently trying UBUNTU server 18.04 LTS on a new Data Center) I'm not saying I am great with Linux not even good but have been setting up/ operating these servers for few years without getting deep in-to Linux due to, not much time.
Thought I had drive issues and was looking at another BEAST I found in the basement, the PL1600 6/400 512 64 US (with many upgrades but recall SCSI-3 1.6" depending on which one I brought home after upgrade ;)).
I threw the N1200 on the Local Kijiji here in my city hoping to find the guy I bought it from over a decade ago ... high hopes ...
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 01:04:32 AM
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 01:04:32 AM
Can you boot back into single user mode?
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 01:35:51 AM
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 01:35:51 AM
Hi, good thing I caught this before calling it a night.
First attempt with "bsd -s" I got the same screen as my first post, entered it again without rebooting and, YES!
First attempt with "bsd -s" I got the same screen as my first post, entered it again without rebooting and, YES!
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 04:20:14 AM
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 04:20:14 AM
Ok, you can now try fsck to fix filesystem issues.
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 08:38:43 AM
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 08:38:43 AM
fsck went through 5 phases with output:
17477 files. 198644 used. 288836 free (1292 frags. 25943 blocks. 0.3% fragmentation)
17477 files. 198644 used. 288836 free (1292 frags. 25943 blocks. 0.3% fragmentation)
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 02:06:14 PM
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 02:06:14 PM
Reboot and cross your fingers.
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 02:26:58 PM
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 02:26:58 PM
One out of five reboots so far resulted in the system going straight to the "ROM Monitor" with the same error messages.
When it goes straight to the ROM Monitor, if I reboot, all is good. Got in with the new pass, played some Pool, checked other apps.
Working next 4 days then 2 days OFF, I can test some more and report back then.
Thanks for your help.
When it goes straight to the ROM Monitor, if I reboot, all is good. Got in with the new pass, played some Pool, checked other apps.
Working next 4 days then 2 days OFF, I can test some more and report back then.
Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 03:40:43 PM
Post by: barcher174 on January 18, 2020, 03:40:43 PM
Back up any files you want. This sounds like it may be a hardware issue either with the drive or the capacitors on your motherboard.
Title: Re: Passwd reset may have gone wrong?
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 05:15:36 PM
Post by: MCNE on January 18, 2020, 05:15:36 PM
I will. The drive is somewhat louder than "normal" SCSI drives.
I will check caps for bulging and/ or leaking but quick look I did before taking a picture to put in "The Mothership" Forum with my first post, didn't show anything.
The system was kept in a good dry place without any movements for years, if you look at the picture, it is clean without me using my air compressor yet!
Will take a closer look.
I will check caps for bulging and/ or leaking but quick look I did before taking a picture to put in "The Mothership" Forum with my first post, didn't show anything.
The system was kept in a good dry place without any movements for years, if you look at the picture, it is clean without me using my air compressor yet!
Will take a closer look.