We did not create a separate "administrator" type login. I don't know if anybody did a backup or not. Which makes it moot since it would likely have been on a 3.5 inch floppy which is long lost. Surely IBM put in an NSA-type back door. (No, and don't call me Shirley!).
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 1:12 PM, retired mainframer <[email protected]> wrote: > Analogous to the recommendation to never use the IBMUSER RACF profile, did > you ever create new users/accounts on the HMC? If so, are any of them of > the ACSADMIN type? An account of this type can reset a different account's > password. > > Alternately, did you create the recommended backup of the HMC configuration > immediately after installation? If so, it might be possible to restore the > ACSADMIN account from that. > > Have you asked IBM if they have a "death in the family" recovery procedure? > > :>: -----Original Message----- > :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > :>: Behalf Of John McKown > :>: Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:20 AM > :>: To: [email protected] > :>: Subject: HMC 2.9.2 (controlling z9BC) resetting passwords to a known > :>: state. > :>: > :>: I know the passwords for everything except for ACSADMIN. I do remember > :>: the main sysprog at the time (many years past) changed it. But I > :>: cannot find any documentation on what he changed it to. Is there a way > :>: to reset the password to the default? If so, how? I can sign on to > :>: anything else, including SYSPROG and SERVICE. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
