Mike,

Not a problem.  Log in as root (I assume you can?), kill the ADSM server and
start it interactively.  Then type update admin admin (to set the admin
password to admin).  Halt, then restart the ADSM server however you normally
start it.

To start ADSM interactively, cd to the server directory, typically
/usr/opt/adsmserv/bin and type ./dsmserv.

Bill Smoldt    SSSI
Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.

 -----Original Message-----
From:   ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]  On Behalf 
Of
Mike Pottie
Sent:   Tuesday, February 29, 2000 12:55 PM
To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject:

Apologies for the newbie ignorance in advance - I am a
recently appointed sysadmin (AIX v.4.3.2).  The
previous sysadmin departed without turning over
selected passwords, including the ADSM admin password.
 Is there any way of recovering this password, or
another password sufficiently powerful to change it,
short of re-installing the whole of ADSM on the
server?
I realize that this may seem like a crude attempt at a
hack, but any solution involving root password
knowledge would be just fine.

Thanks
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