> I guess I could boot from the install image and go to rescue mode. I must
> say though not having the ability to execute the equal of linux 1 from the
> syslinux prompt is not cool.
One thing I try to keep in my "doctor's bag"
is a ready-to-run installation system.
To re-set your root password (or any local account password), do this:
... ipl the installation system ...
insmod dasd dasd=whatever
mount /dev/something /mnt
chroot /mnt sh
passwd root
... enter new root password ...
exit
umount /mnt
I cannot tell you how to turn off ACF2,
and it's not clear that changing the root password
(or any other password) will help you. But you may be able
to take the above steps in some useful direction.
'chroot' performs a "change root" operation.
Usually the program you want to run under 'chroot' is a shell.
So the above command 'chroot /mnt sh' would give you a shell
in that systems environment. (No dependence on the installer
environment other than the kernel; all run time libraries
would be those of the system you're trying to recover.)
When you exit from that process under 'chroot' you are
back to the actual root (the installer's world).
I hope this helps.
-- R;
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