Root password problem in Solaris 10

Hi All,
Have anyone noticed this problem before?
I've set the password on Solaris for the root user as "rootroot123". However, I'm able to login with any password that starts with rootroot (i.e. rootroot*)...
My solaris version is:
SunOS mynode01 5.10 Generic_138888-03 sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-240
Is there a bug report in Solaris regarding this or any way to solve it?
Thanx,
Mahmood

I think by default Solaris uses CRYPT_DEFAULT=__unix__ which limits you to 8 characters.
in order to have more than 8 usable characters in your passwd, then you must use "md5"
CRYPT_DEFAULT=md5
this is located in : /etc/security/policy.conf
I think you may want to change the password length in /etc/default/passwd
PASSLENGTH= (default=6) change it to something of your liking.
be sure to do a little more research on the exact steps, but this is what you are loking for. im just going by memory here.

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U-Boot 1.1.4
Custom AST2100 U-Boot 3.0 (Aug 17 2010 - 01:30:05) r58107
DRAM: 119 MB
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VUART2 at port 0x02f8, SerIRQ[3] disabled
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board_findGpioNum(): ERROR, 'BIOS_TOP_BLOCK_LOCK' does not match any pin.
board_findGpioNum(): ERROR, 'SP_PECI_ENABLE' does not match any pin.
H/W: Lynxplus Service Processor; SOC: AST2100 Rev. 02 ('A3')
PWC_SP_Broken_OD = 0; ARM restart caused by: power-on
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ed
PCI w/VGA noVBIOS; NOR 38ns/byte; DRAM clock is M-PLL: 264 MHz (DDR2-528)
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refr
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ethaddr=00:21:28:3D:BD:9A
eth1addr=00:21:28:3D:BD:9B
Net: MAC1 PHY not ready faradaynic#0, faradaynic#1
Enter Diagnostics Mode ['q'uick/'n'ormal(default)/e'x'tended(manufacturing mode)
] ..... 0
Diagnostics Mode - NORMAL
<DIAGS> Memory Data Bus Test ... PASSED
<DIAGS> Memory Address Bus Test ... PASSED
I2C Probe Test - Motherboard
Bus Device Address Result
=== ============================ ======= ======
2 Sys FRUID (U3003) 0xA0 PASSED
2 Power CPLD (U3301) 0x4E PASSED
2 CPU0 Fault LED's (U3001) 0x40 PASSED
2 CPU1 Fault LED's (U3002) 0x42 PASSED
2 PCA9555 (Misc) (U3005) 0x44 PASSED
2 DIMM IMAX (U3102) 0x12 PASSED
6 Bank Panel Led's (U2701) 0xC6 PASSED
6 DS1338(RTC) ( U803) 0xD0 PASSED
6 Temp Sensor1(LM75) (U3011) 0x90 PASSED
6 Temp Sensor2(LM75) (U3012) 0x92 PASSED
6 Temp Sensor3(LM75) (U3010) 0x94 PASSED
I2C Probe Test - Chassis(2U HYDE24)
PDB Board
Bus Device Address Result
=== ============================ ======= ======
1 PCA9548 Mux (U0202) 0xE0 PASSED
1 PDB FRUID (U0203) 0xAA PASSED
1 MAX7313 (U0201) 0x40 PASSED
1 MAX7315 (U1001) 0x46 PASSED
Power Supply 0
BUS Port DEVICE Address Result
=== ==== ==================== ======= ======
1 0 PS 0 FRUID ( - ) 0xAC PASSED
1 0 PS 0 CTRL ( - ) 0x7C PASSED
Power Supply 1
BUS Port DEVICE Address Result
=== ==== ==================== ======= ======
1 1 PS 1 FRUID ( - ) 0xAC PASSED
1 1 PS 1 CTRL ( - ) 0x7C PASSED
Unified Fan Module
BUS Port DEVICE Address Result
=== ==== ==================== ======= ======
1 2 FT 0 FRUID (U0203) 0xAC PASSED
1 2 FT 0 MAX7313 (U0201) 0x42 PASSED
1 2 FT 0 ADT7462 (U0202) 0xB8 PASSED
1 3 FT 1 MAX7313 (U0501) 0x42 PASSED
1 3 FT 1 ADT7462 (U0502) 0xB8 PASSED
24 Disk Backplane
BUS Port DEVICE Address Result
=== ==== ==================== ======= ======
1 4 BP MAX7313 ( U8) 0x44 PASSED
1 4 BP FRUID ( U6) 0xAC PASSED
LSI Daughter Card
BUS Port DEVICE Address Result
=== ==== ==================== ======= ======
1 4 EXP FRUID ( U07) 0xA0 PASSED
1 4 EXP Tmp Sens ( U04) 0x98 PASSED
1 4 EXP PCA9538 ( U10) 0xE6 PASSED
1 4 EXP EMP570 ( U05) 0x50 PASSED
Connector Board
BUS Port DEVICE Address Result
=== ==== ==================== ======= ======
1 4 CONN FRUID ( U05) 0xA2 PASSED
<DIAGS> PHY #0 R/W Test ... PASSED
<DIAGS> PHY #0 Link Status ... FAILED
MAC1 PHY not ready <DIAGS> ETHERNET PHY #0, Internal Loopback Test ... RX error
status = 0xB00905C0
FAILED
No data received
<DIAGS> USB 1.1 Test ... PASSED
<DIAGS>Access to BIOS Flash ... PASSED
<DIAGS> Testing PowerCPLD version ... PASSED
checking for abnormal reboots: 0:0.
abnormal reboot found -- too long, ignore
Booting linux in 3 seconds...
Un-Protect Flash Bank # 1
flctrl: Recovery U-Boot (r58107) at 0x10040000 is valid (min. r51654).
flctrl: Current U-Boot is not the main one.
bootpkg: Not safe to boot ILOM (stat=1). Check Preboot "vers" command,
then reload ILOM ("net flash") as needed.
ILOM Pre-boot Menu
Type "h" and [Enter] for a list of commands, or "?" [Enter] for
command-line key bindings. Type "h cmd" for summary of 'cmd' command.
Idle time-out is disabled. Set 'bootretry' to enable it.
This is Recovery U-Boot. Use "vers all" to check flash images.
Preboot> vers all
Main ILOM image at 0x100a0000:
Service Processor Firmware
Version = 3.0.9.27, for SP type 52
Date ='Tue Aug 17 01:54:07 EDT 2010', Build ='r58107'
Name ='sysbios'
uboot @0a0000 OK, kernel @102000 OK, root @20d684 OK,
sysbios @c9b6c4 OK, pwrseq @d51aa2 OK, pbsw @d6096c OK
coredump @1500000 8192 KiB, persist @1d00000 2048 KiB, params @1f00000 1024
KiB
Recovery firmware and data:
Normal U-Boot at 0x100a0000:
Date ='Aug 17 2010', Build ='r58107'
uboot @0a0000 OK
Recovery U-Boot at 0x10040000:
Date ='Aug 17 2010', Build ='r58107'
uboot @040000 OK
Primary Bootstrap build: r52205
Permanent environment: not found

I don't think it is. The jumper you saw is likely the ILOM jumper. The ILOM is different than the BUI(OS) password so they can be reset/changed independently.

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