Oracle X5-2 - Recover the Root Account Password

Recover the Root Account Password
The stylus should be non-conductive with a diameter no more than 1.5 mm. To depress the
pinhole button, the stylus should reach 6.5 mm into the chassis. Care should be taken to not
over penetrate into the chassis, or probe the sensitive electrical components near the button.
Caution - Using a conductive tool, such as a metal paper clip or graphite pencil, can cause a
short that can cause an immediate host power off, and/or circuit damage.
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1 SP Reset pinhole button
The SP reboots. You must log in again to continue working in Oracle ILOM.
Recover the Root Account Password
System administrators can recover the preconfigured Oracle ILOM local root account or the
password for the local root account by using the preconfigured Oracle ILOM default password.
To recover the root account password you need a local serial management port (SER MGT)
connection to Oracle ILOM. In addition, if the Physical Presence State is enabled (the default)
in Oracle ILOM, you must prove that you are physically present at the server.
To recover the root account password, perform these steps:
1.
Establish a local serial management connection to Oracle ILOM and log in to
Oracle ILOM using the default user account.
For example: host name login: default
Connecting to Oracle ILOM 99