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Re: lost password and sniffer
Sounds like you're running with C2 Security enabled. The simplest way to
reset your password is to just temporarily set the date back in single
user mode, change your password, then reset the date.
Jeff Needle, Digital
> I change the date of my digital unix and try to login root. However
> it say the account is expired. Then I boot it to single user mode
> and type passwd. It prompt "the account is expired, please contact
> account administrator" Is there any way I can restore the root
> password?
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