====== Sun ALOM password recovery ====== To overide the ALOM password on the system you will need to: - Attach console to SC "SERIAL MGT" port - Power on the server via the front power button. Once POST has completed, you will need to wait 1 to 2 minutes for a timeout to occur and the system to drop to the "ok>" prompt.\\ If you do not get the "Please login:" prompt (you will likely see the SC prompt) then you must power the system off remove the battery from the LOM board, wait a minute, and re-install everything).\\ Below is an example of what you might see on the console: Please login: SC Alert: Host System has Reset [wait one two minutes] Serial line login timeout, returns to console stream. ok> - Boot the system single usermode with the Solaris DVD: ok> boot cdrom -s - Use the scadm command to reset the admin password: cd /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin ./scadm userpassword admin ./scadm resetrsc - Use the escape sequence "#." to get system back to the alom login prompt. - You can now log into the admin account using the password from step 4). ~~NOTOC~~