Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i (B3921-90079, October 2013)

Select r and then Enter to continue with the recovery process.
5. Verify the root disk hardware path at the DEVICE FILE VERIFICATION MENU. Generally
speaking, the information displayed on the menu is correct and a followed by Enter is the
correct selection.
6. Select a and then Enter from the HP-UX Recovery MENU to mount the root disk and push a
shell. From the shell, you'll be able to either restore an accidentally removed /dev/console
device file or to reset a damaged /etc/passwd file back to its newconfig state.
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