Re: Gain login access to old CISC AS/400e

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use the manual IPL method.

Set the override and then 'perform an IPL'.

When you've gone far enough to get a signon screen QSECOFR QSECOFR will 
work. It will require you to change that.

You cannot RE-IPL or the override is cleared. You must simply back out 
of setting the override and perform the IPL from the main DST menu.

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On 3/24/2020 11:44 AM, Conrad Kostecki wrote:
> Hello all,
> i managed to get an ancient AS/400e. It's a german model 9406-300 and in a pretty good condition and seems to be fully working. Installed OS/400 is also in german language. Also got 8 IBM QIC Tapes, which seems to have OS/400 V2, but I think, the installed OS/400 on the AS/400e is newer, as the login says copyright 1996, the QIC tapes 1992.
>
> Except for SRC 0000BBBB, since after that long time, the battery seems to be empty, the IPL is executed and successfully finished. Takes about 30 minutes.
>
> Since I didn't had any console, I managed to get an IBM 3488 InfoWindow II. It's connected to the 6050 Twinax card of the AS/400e. The terminal is configured as id 0 and connteced to the big black Twinax block on port 0. Seems to work fine, as I am getting a login screen for the AS/400e. But I don't know the login credentials. QSECOFR with default password does not work.
>
> But I can access the DST, since the default login works there.
> Either by pushing twice option 21 or booting by manual IPL mode.
>
> In DST, I did the following:
> 1) Choose option 5) working with DST environment
> 2) Choose option 9) change DST passwords
> 3) Choose option 4) reset system default password
> 4) Confirm with enter -> Operating system password override set
>
> After that, I did a complete IPL again. But login with default credentials is still not possible. I am getting CPF1394 as error.
>
> According to the docs, that could mean, that the user is disabled. But from other docs I read, that with main console via Twinax, even a disabled account should be able to login?
>
> I have the suspicion, that maybe my Twinax console is not considered as the primary one? The login screen says, that the display is DSP16. If I press option 65, I get SRC A6005000, which seems to mean, system console is not found? I am not sure, if that is connected to my problem here.
>
> Or does CPF1394 indicate something different? Is there something, I can do more?
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Conrad