Re: password againg Open Unix 8

From: Mike Brown (mike_at_tkg.ca)
Date: 08/15/04


Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:34:48 -0400

Ron Kirschner wrote:
>
> A customer of mine running Open Unix 8 for 2 years has run into a problem
> where all passwords have expired and the system refuses to accept any new
> passwords. I logged on as root and ran into the same problem. I now have a
> message that the software is unlicensed and I need to go to single user
> mode, and my root password is still not accepted. It's Saturday AM and 4
> Goodyear tire stores are now shut down because of this. I am waiting for
> someone to get to the data center and reboot to single user, but while
> waiting am hopeful someone can tell me what might be going on!

Has something changed the date, particularly backwards?

Mike

-- 
Michael Brown
The Kingsway Group


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