[TriLUG] Sun Sparc Ultra1

[Magnus]

On 3/27/06, Elliott Walsh, O.D. <skye at swiftpassage.com> wrote:
>
> About a year ago someone gave away a van-load of Sparc Ultra1 server
> boxes,
> and I got one.  Does anybody remember the generic root password supplied
> with these systems? Thanks!
>

Elliot, you can boot them into single user mode and change the password to
something that you want.

Or better yet, reload them with the OS of your choice.  Have a set of Linux,
BSD, or Solaris discs around that are sparc compatible and during the bootup
process hit STOP-A key combination on your keyboard.  You'll get an "ok"
prompt.  Pop in the first CD and issue the command "boot cdrom".  There are
a number of different Linux & BSD distributions that work well on Ultra 1's
(I have a few of these myself).  Solaris 10 is out of the question unless
you've really loaded up on RAM.