I like the idea of creating an image before something could screwup what is on the disk.
dd is your friend -pete On Feb 1, 2018 7:28 PM, "Tapley, Mark via cctech" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 1, 2018, at 2:32 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > >> Is there a standard procedure for recovering lost passwords for > these systems, or for resetting passwords? I do have physical access to the > machine; it’s possible I can find an AIX install disk but it’s *highly* > desirable to preserve the contents of the existing hard drive. > > > > 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? > > > > This is how I used to reset my root password on my Lucent Audix UNIX > host. > > > > YMMV, others might have more insight. > > Update, I did locate a CD saying “AIX V4.2.1 for 5765-C34” and this URL: > > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1000366 > > which may be what I need. I’ll try this ASAP, hopefully tomorrow, and > report what happens. > > Thanks, and any more ideas welcome! >
