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. If the Physical Presence State is enabled (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: hostname login: default

   Press and release the physical presence button

   Press return when this is completed...

2. To prove physical presence at the server, press the Locate button on the server front panel.
3. Return to your serial console and press Enter.
4. At the Oracle ILOM prompt, type the password for the default user account: defaultpassword.
5. Reset the account password or re-create the root account.

   Refer to Servers Documentation Systems Management Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Documentation Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance "Configuring Local User Accounts".

   Note:

   To enable first time login and access to Oracle ILOM, a default Administrator account and its password are provided with the system. To build a secure environment, change the default password (changeme) for the default Administrator account (root) after your initial login. If this default Administrator account has since been changed, contact your system administrator for an Oracle ILOM user account with Administrator privileges.

   To prevent unauthorized access to Oracle ILOM, create user accounts for each user.

   For procedures to change the root password and create user accounts, refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) Documentation at Servers Documentation Systems Management.