Unable to Unlock NetWare Server Console
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Feb 2003
Q.
I have done a silly thing. I have locked my NetWare 5.1 server's console using the supervisor account password. Now my Supervisor account has been locked due to intruder lock out. What can I do to get my server's console unlocked?
Locked Out in Leavenworth
A.
Dear Out: Neener, Neener, Neener! No not really, I do have a solution for you. When locking the file server console, you are prompted to enter a password. To unlock the console later, you may enter the console lock password or the Supervisor's password.
When you are locking the console and you just press the Enter key instead of entering a password, the Supervisor's password is the only password that will unlock the console. In this situation, if the Supervisor's account becomes locked due to intruder lockout, the Supervisor's password will not be recognized to unlock the console. At this point, the only ways to unlock the console are the following:
Log in as a Supervisor equivalent and unlock the Supervisor's account in SYSCON (intruder lockout status).
Wait for the intruder lockout period to elapse.
If a password is entered when locking the console, that password can be used to unlock the console even if the Supervisor's account is locked.
Note: If you enter the Supervisor's password when locking the console, MONITOR treats it as a unique password and it will unlock the console if the Supervisor's account is locked.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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