16th January 1992 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Group Application Note Number: 079 Issue: 1 Author: CAS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acorn Econet Filestore Password Recovery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicable Hardware: All Related Application Notes: (075) Level 3 Fileserver Structure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) Acorn Computers Limited 1992 Neither whole nor any part of the information contained in this note may be adapted or reproduced in any form except with the prior written approval of Acorn Computers Limited. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this leaflet is true and correct at the time of printing. However, the products described in this leaflet are subject to continuous development and improvements and Acorn Computers Limited reserves the right to change its specifications at any time. Acorn Computers Limited cannot accept liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any information or particulars in this leaflet. ACORN, ECONET and ARCHIMEDES are trademarks of Acorn Computers Limited. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Group Acorn Computers Limited Fulbourn Road Cherry Hinton Cambridge CB1 4JN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment required. You will need the following equipment : The original 3.5• Filestore utilities discs or exact backups. If you no longer have these in this form then see the section ”Lost Discs• below. An E01 or E01S Filestore and hard disc. A BBC Model B, Master, Compact or Archimedes machine fitted with an Econet interface, and a monitor. The Network Managers Guide. Connecting up the machines. Connect up the Filestore E01/E01S unit to the E20/E40S/E60S unit. Connect up the BBC Model B, Master, Compact or Archimedes to the monitor. Connect the Computer and the Filestore to a network. (The connection may be via a Bridge.) Resetting the number of drives. If you have your Filestore configured for using the floppy drives then please go to the next section. If your Filestore is setup so that it only responds to the hard disc then you will first have to reset the MAXDRIVE value. Proceed as follows : 1. Open the door on the EO1/EO1S unit. 2. Switch on the EO1/EO1S. The MODE light should be ON. 3. Switch on the Computer. 4. Logon as the Maintenance User by typing : *I AM SYST If you have changed the Maintenance User then you should use that name instead. 5. Change the number of drives by issuing the following command : *MAXDRIVE 5 (If you are using an EO1.) *FSMAXDRIVE 5 (If you are using an EO1S.) 6. Now switch the EO1/EO1S off. 7. Now switch the Computer off. Copying the password file. Non-Archimedes users should proceed as follows : 1a. Place the Filestore Utilities discs in the floppy drives in the EO1. Close the door on the EO1/EO1S unit. 2a. Switch on the hard disc unit. Wait 10 seconds. 3a. Switch on the EO1/EO1S. 4a. Switch on the Computer. 5a. Wait until all the drive lights go out. Now logon as the System Privileged User by typing : *I AM 0.254 SYST This command assumes that your Fileserver station is numbered 254 and that it is on the same network as the Computer. You may have to change this to suit your system. 6a. Set the access on the Passwords file to owner Read Write by typing : *ACCESS Passwords WR 7a. Load and run 'CopyFiles' by typing: CHAIN ”$.UTILS.CopyFiles• 8a. Refer to the section in the Network Managers Guide titled Copying Files And Directories‘ and copy the Password file from the floppy disc to the hard disc. 9a. Quit CopyFiles by pressing Escape‘ and then 'Q'. 10a. Issue a *SDISC command to change the disc you are logged onto and then set the access on the Passwords file by typing : *ACCESS Passwords Remmember to do this on both discs. 11a. Type : *BYE at the Computer and switch it off. 12a. Shutdown the Fileserver by opening the door on the E01/E01S, wait until the MODE light flashes at a slow regular rate and switch both units off. The Fileserver can now be used in the normal manner and any backups can now be restored to the disc. Archimedes Users. Proceed as follows : 1b. Place the Filestore Utilities discs in the floppy drives in the E01. Close the door on the E01/E01S unit. 2b. Switch on the hard disc unit. Wait 10 seconds. 3b. Switch on the E01/E01S. 4b. Switch on the Computer. 5b. Wait until all the drive lights go out. Now logon as the System Privileged User. To do this click select on the Econet icon and enter the appropriate information remembering to use SYST as the user name. 6b. Move over the Econet icon and click the menu button. Select ”Open $‘• from the menu and open both the hard disc and one of the two floppy discs. 7b. Set the access on the passwords file to owner Read Write by pressing F12 and then typing : *ACCESS Passwords WR The second takes you back into the Desktop. 8b. Now select and drag the Password file from the floppy disc to the hard disc. 9b. Issue a *SDISC command to change the disc you are logged onto and then set the access on the Passwords file by pressing F12 and typing : *ACCESS Passwords Remember to do this on both discs. 10b. Type : *BYE at the Computer and switch it off. 11b. Shutdown the Fileserver by opening the door on the E01/E01S, wait until the MODE light flashes at a slow regular rate and switch both units off. The Fileserver can now be used in the normal manner and any backups can now be restored to the disc. Lost Discs. If you no longer have an original copy, or a good backup, of the Filestore Utilities discs with an unaltered Passwords file there are a number of possibilities. 1c. Purchase some new ones from your dealer. (You may have to do this if you have no backups of the data on the hard disc.) 2c. Format some new discs and use these instead. It could well be that you have removed the password file from your Filestore Utilities discs for security reasons. If this is the case then format some new discs and use those to provide a clean ‘ password file. If you are still unable to logon to the Filestore hard disc then it is likely that the hard disc will need reformatting and you should contact your dealer who will be able to arrange this for you.