Disabling the System Maintenance Password
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filesystems were badly damaged, or the backup was from an operating system
of a different level, you may need to answer yes.
•
If you answer
y
for yes, the system erases the filesystem and copies everything
from your backup tape to the disk. The system loses any information on that
filesystem that you created between when you made your backup tape and
now.
9. You see this message:
Starting recovery from tape.
After two or three minutes, the names of the files that the system is copying to the
disk start scrolling. When the recovery is complete, you see this message:
Recovery complete, restarting system.
Note:
If your backup tapes were old, or you were changing your operating system
level, you should reinstall the operating system from the IRIX CD that came with
your system after system recovery is complete. When you see the Startup System
message, press
Esc
, or click
Stop for Maintenance
. Then click
Install System
Software
. For more information on installing the operating system, see “Installing
Software” in the
Personal System Administration Guide
or see the Appendix of the
hardcopy
Silicon Graphics O2+ Workstation Owner’s Guide
.
Disabling the System Maintenance Password
If you select
Install System Software
,
Run Diagnostics
,
Recover System
, or
Enter
Command Monitor
from the System Maintenance menu, you may be prompted for a
password.
If you do not know the password, you can disable it by installing a jumper (a small cap
that connects two pins) on the system board inside the workstation. The system board is
located in the system module. To install the jumper, you must first remove the system
module and the PCI tray. Follow these steps: