On Feb 1, 2018, at 7:28 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctech wrote: >> Image the hard drive off to a raw file using a linux host with a SCSI HBA? >> >> Once that is done, it might be possible to run a hex editor against the hard >> drive (one that doesn't copy the contents into RAM) and then search for the >> password file. From there you can copy the des hash and use rainbow tables / >> wordfiles to crack it or replace it with a known DES hash?
You don't need to do any of these things. > Update, I did locate a CD saying “AIX V4.2.1 for 5765-C34” and this URL: All you need is this disk. You can boot it, and use it to start a maintenance shell, from which you can mount the root filesystem and edit the password file(s) directly. The procedure you found will get you there, easily. ok bear. -- until further notice
