ATT 3b2 firmware password

Admin root at killer.UUCP
Fri Oct 3 09:26:53 AEST 1986



     The original poster indicated a lack of either understanding of the
system or Unix in general. There is no need for a firmware password just
to simply rebuild the kernel - a caveat - unless  a kernel is built that
will NOT boot the system and cannot run. Simply make the desired changes
to /etc/master.d/kernel (tunable parameters), cd to /boot, mkboot -k KERNEL,
touch /etc/system. Then cd /, type in shutdown -y -i6 -g0 and the system
will autoreboot and generate a new /unix - just like magic. My system runs
news, heavy uucp (feeding four other sites), usually runs with 4-6 users
and does it well. 
     Disconnecting the power on a Unix system like that is also a good way
to create a neat-looking "desk-ornament" by corrupting the operating system
files. Maybe this is why a new kernel needs to be rebuilt ???

                                           Charlie Boykin
                                      ...ihnp4!killer!root



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