Need Help, I want to reset password for Sun Fire T2000 Server

UNIX Solaris
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ALOM BOOTMON v1.3.1
ALOM Build Release: 001
Reset register: f0000000 EHRS ESRS LLRS SWRS
ALOM POST 1.0
Dual Port Memory Test, PASSED.
TTY External - Internal Loopback Test
TTY External - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.
TTYC - Internal Loopback Test
TTYC - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.
TTYD - Internal Loopback Test
TTYD - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.
Memory Data Lines Test
Memory Data Lines Test, PASSED.
Memory Address Lines Test
  Slide address bits to test open address lines
  Test for shorted address lines
Memory Address Lines Test, PASSED.
Boot Sector FLASH CRC Test
Boot Sector FLASH CRC Test, PASSED.
Return to Boot Monitor for Handshake
ALOM POST 1.0
   Status = 00007fff
Returned from Boot Monitor and Handshake
Instruction CACHE Test
  DISABLE the I-CACHE
  ENABLE the I-CACHE
  Verify I-CACHE Performance Increase
Instruction CACHE Test, PASSED.
Memory Cells Test
  Counting UP:    Write data:  00000000
  Counting DOWN:  Read - Verify - Write data:  ffffffff
  Counting UP:    Read - Verify - Write data:  55aa33cc
Memory Cells Test, PASSED.
Data CACHE Test
  Verify D-CACHE Performance Increase
    D-CACHE Performance Increase I-CACHE Disabled
    D-CACHE Performance Increase I-CACHE Enabled
  Verify D-CACHE Memory
Data CACHE Test, PASSED.
Main Sectors FLASH CRC Test
Main Sectors FLASH CRC Test, PASSED.
Loading the runtime image... VxWorks running.
Starting Advanced Lights Out Manager CMT v1.3.1
Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Current mode: NORMAL
Attaching network interface lo0... done.
Attaching network interface motfec0.... done.
Booting from Segment 0
Sun(tm) Advanced Lights Out Manager CMT v1.3.1
Full VxDiag Tests
BASIC TOD TEST
  Read the TOD Clock:
SC Alert: Preceding SC reset due to watchdog
SAT JAN 01 00:31:41 2000
  Wait, 1 - 3 seconds
SC Alert: SC System booted.
  Read the TOD Clock:        SAT JAN 01 00:31:43 2000
BASIC TOD TEST, PASSED
ETHERNET CPU LOOPBACK TEST
  50 BYTE PACKET   - a 0 in field of 1's.
  50 BYTE PACKET   - a 1 in field of 0's.
  900 BYTE PACKET  - pseudo-random data.
ETHERNET CPU LOOPBACK TEST, PASSED
Full VxDiag Tests - PASSED
    Status summary  -  Status = 7FFF
       VxDiag    -          -  PASSED
       POST      -          -  PASSED
       LOOPBACK  -          -  PASSED
       I2C       -          -  PASSED
       EPROM     -          -  PASSED
       FRU PROM  -          -  PASSED
       ETHERNET  -          -  PASSED
       MAIN CRC  -          -  PASSED
       BOOT CRC  -          -  PASSED
       TTYD      -          -  PASSED
       TTYC      -          -  PASSED
       MEMORY    -          -  PASSED
       MPC885    -          -  PASSED
Please login:

-----------------------( I am stuck here)-----------------------
Not able to log in

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Well, are we to assume that you don't know the root password? You haven't really said. If this is the case then you may need to boot from original media. Be careful not to run the install though. That could be very damaging.

You will need to know the disk slice that the root filesystem is on by a target address.

From the boot prompt (after a STOP-A keystroke combination) type boot cdrom -s and the server should start from the optical drive. When the dummy server is running (all in memory) get hold of your filesystem such as below:-

mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d6s0 /mnt
cd /mnt/etc
vi shadow

You should then be able to delete the encrypted password, save the file and do a normal boot.

I don't know how this will work with an SVM disk mirror, but any comments would be appreciated. If this is a single partition of a bigger server, then there may be tricks you can use to get the disks available on another partition and edit the file through that, which may be safer.

I must admit that I last used Solaris version 2.6, so it would be wise to listen to other opinion before leaping in with what I have above.

I hope that this helps,
Robin
Liverpool/Blackburn

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This is the ALOM login not the Solaris login that it is asking for.

Has the ALOM definitely been changed from the default login credentials?

Does the system have (bootable) Solaris on it? Or is it empty?

Have you tried the default login parameters?

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during bootup of the ALOM (powercycle!) press the ESC key. this should bring you to a menu where you can reset the password.

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The reset suggested by DukeNuke2 will completely reset (and lose any existing settings) which is why I asked the questions I did.

Does this system have Solaris on it? Any data of value on the system?

When DukeNuke2 says "powercycle" this means remove all volts. The System Controller (Linux appliance) boots as soon as power is applied. Watch the console and repeatedly press escape as DukeNuke2 post. Select "e" (erase) from the menu.

After this the userid will be "admin" or "root" and the password will be "changeme".