Recovering a Lost Password

To recover a password, such as that used for the root account, look at the following example (the output is quite long, so unnecessary information has been omitted):

Type ‘. to get a Test and Control System (TCS) hub prompt. user name:’.

TCS HUB<>

At the TCS hub prompt, use reset and connect to reset the NP card.

Note: Be prepared to press Enter at the prompt, as shown below.

TCS HUB<> reset 1

TCS HUB<> connect 1

Memory Autosizing…(32Meg)…Done

Clearing 32Meg Memory…Done

NP1 POST Version 0.220 Nov 23 1994

NP1 POST SUMMARY:

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0 Tests Failed

System will boot in 5 seconds: hit to interrupt. Press Enter now.

Choose option 5 to boot the system for a single−user: Network Processor bootstrap(version 1.3: Sep 13 1993) 1 − Boot ATM switch application

2 − Begin full installation with boot from floppy disk 3 − List contents of hard disk root directory

4 − List contents of floppy disk root directory

5 − Boot system single−user

6 − Escape to full set of bootstrap options

7 − Extended help Option> 5

booting: drive:0, partition:0, kernel:"lynx.os", flags:0x4100 Resetting SCSI bus

Kernel linked for 0xea010000 LOAD AT 0x10000 483328+49152+262564[+62796+51901] TOTAL SIZE: 909744 at 0x1001c START AT 0x10020

NP memory size: 32 MB

ILACC: EEPROM enet addr:8:0:8:0:ae:61, Silicon Rev:0x5, IB:0xea1dfce0

virtual console: IB: 0xea1dfe68

NCR 53C710: Chip Revision: 0x2, IB: 0xec18e000

Memory Autosizing…(32Meg)…Done

Clearing 32Meg Memory…Done

NP1 POST Version 0.220 Nov 23 1994

NP1 POST SUMMARY:

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0 Tests Failed

booting: drive:0, partition:0, kernel:"lynx.os", flags:0x5104 Resetting SCSI bus

Kernel linked for 0xea010000 LOAD AT 0x10000 483328+49152+262564[+62796+51901] TOTAL SIZE: 909744 at 0x1001c START AT 0x10020

NP memory size: 32 MB

ILACC: EEPROM enet addr:8:0:8:0:ae:61, Silicon Rev:0x5, IB:0xea1dfce0

virtual console: IB: 0xea1dfe68

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