Of course..I was just answering the 'safe shutdown' issue.

Recovering a lost passwd will require console access however.

-----Original Message----- From: TTSG [mailto:ttsg@ttsg.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 8:57 AM To: Mohler, Jeff Cc: ttsg@ttsg.com; gustavo@cpqd.com.br; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: Lost password

If all you wish to do is halt it...type halt.

You can telnet to it, rsh to it, use Filerview...

I would imagine all of these need a password to log in, which the user doesn't have.... Right?

Tuc/TTSG

-----Original Message----- From: TTSG [mailto:ttsg@ttsg.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 7:26 AM To: gustavo@cpqd.com.br Cc: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: Lost password

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Hi,

Please, forgive me if this is in some FAQ but I couldn't find any. (Could you point me to it?)

I've lost the root password of our filer. I've read in the SA Guide that I can change it by booting from a diskete. However, the filer is up and running. How can I reboot it in a safe manner having no access to its command line (short of powering it down)?

**THIS IS TOTALLY UNTESTED**

I would think if you failed a drive, the system would bring itself down cleanly after X hours.

	Tuc/TTSG