Unable to change root password

UNIX HP-UX
1

Hi,

Some how my root password expired for my hp_ux 10.20 machine and when i tried to change the password it displays file system full error how to resolve this issue

At first it accepts newpassword and while saving it some where the problem is.....

I am logging as root ........

Thanks,
jagan

2

Log in single user mode.

Clean up file system then change password.

3

Thanks for the reply Ikon .......

I am a new user for hp_ux and i do not have that much idea on logging in single user mode could you pleasse explain how to login in single user mode

Thanks in advance

4

This is what is used on the HP Nxxx systems here. Depending one your system and HPUX version it may vary a little bit.

Reboot server

When booting at somepoint it will ask if you want to interupt booting "Interact".

press "y"

at the prompt type "hpux -is"

you will then need to mount the filesystem

This should work, unless you need to fsck the partitions.

mount -a

Then you will need to fingure what you can remove to clean up the file system.

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Thank You Very much Ikon... It worked for me