Benjamin Gawert wrote:
> stewart allen wrote:
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>>I did all that and it worked exactly as you said...but what's the
>>problem? now i am at the point where it says "warning you are
>>superuser" and a prompt "#" to enter a command.
>
>
> That's good! At least You're in the system...
>
>
>>I aparently gave the
>>impression that I know something about HP-UX when in fact I know zilk
>>about it. Is there some website that may have a list of general
>>commands that i can find useful. I was hoping to edit the
>>/etc/password file to remove the password as another suggested. I
>>just want to get back into the graphical mode where i will have some
>>measure of comfort
>
>
> Understandable...
>
> Ok, to change the root password enter "passwd". Then You'll be asked for a
> new password. You also can just slap <enter> to have none password (not a
> problem if the machine is not connected to the internet or a big company
> LAN). If You've done that enter "reboot" to have the system restarted. It
> comes up with the graphical login prompt where You now should be able to
> login as "root".
>
> As to the commands, have a loo at http://www.docs.hp.com where You can find
> the manuals for HP-UX. For most administrative tasks You only have to
> remember the command "sam" (System Administration Manager) which is a
> menu-driven tool to do most common administration tasks. It works both under
> the graphical environment (CDE) and also on the text-mode command line.
>
>
>>I do have the CDs for it. I believe it is version 10 point something,
>
>
> Well, HP-UX 10.20 is obsolete for some time now. It's 32bit only (HP-UX 11.x
> is 64bit, and Your C180 is a 64bit system), there is no support (i.e.
> patches etc) for it, and it also has some glitches that can drive You crazy.
> I'd really recommend to get a HP-UX 11i CD Kit for Your system...
>
>
>>but the unit does not have a CD-ROM drive so i am not ready to
>>explore that option yet, since i have to search for a compatible drive
>
>
> Well, any standard SCSI drive should work.
>
>
>>>Or You can install Linux, but then I see no reason to waste such a
>>>nice workstation with an OS that runs best on x86 and doesn't
>>>support most hardware for these machines.
>>
>>I agree with that. It would be a waste since i have several x86
>>machine available to run Linux. I definately want to keep HP-UX since
>>it gives me an opportunity to learn
>
>
> Good idea. However, even for learning I really recommend to get HP-UX 11i
> (or at least 11.0) instead. With that You also can use the software
> downloadable from http://www.software.hp.com or http://hp.ux.asknet.de
>
> Benjamin
>
>
The only CD drives that will work reliably are the Toshiba's, find an
old 4x SCSI one. Plextors work too, some. You have to have a drive that
has variable block size.