To recover a lost SYSTEM account password, you will need to have access to the system console.
From this point, you will need to get to the VAX or Alpha SRM dead-sergeant prompt (>>> ).
(VAX) BOOT/R5:10000001 ddcu
(AXP) BOOT -FLAGS 0,1 [ddcu]
When you get to the SYSBOOT> prompt, type the following commands:
SET/STARTUP OPA0:
SET WINDOW_SYSTEM 0
SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
CONTINUE
This will get you to an OpenVMS DCL prompt ($ ). Type the following commands:
SET NOON
DEFINE/SYSTEM/EXEC DECW$IGNORE_WORKSTATION TRUE
SPAWN
@SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP
This will run the OpenVMS startup sequence and return you to
the DCL prompt, where you should type the following commands:
SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM
RUN AUTHORIZE
MODIFY SYSTEM/PASSWORD=new-password
EXIT
REBOOT
You should then be able to log in with the SYSTEM account and the newly-selected password.
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