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- From: epeisach@athena.mit.edu (Ezra Peisach)
- Subject: Re: Unknown console password on DECstation 5000/33
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.233419.12796@athena.mit.edu>
- Keywords: DECstation, console password
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- Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- References: <1993Jan20.152752.1@ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:34:19 GMT
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- Well, if you are daring you could open your machine and pull the battery
- (or short out the NVRAM - I forget which). Once the NVRAM is cleared,
- there shouldn't be a password. Of course this may void your DEC service
- agreement. Check in the manual that comes with your beast and see if
- they show you where the NVRAM is.....
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- I've never had to do this with DEC equipment, but have successfully on
- IBM hardware....
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- Ezra
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