As we have difficulty to check the ownership of the server, user is suggested to run software utilities like ipmitool or Supermicro proprietary utility on the server to change the BMC user password.
with ipmitool in linux:
1. print the BMC user list.
# ipmitool user list 1
2. set user password.
# ipmitool user set password 2 [new password]
a similar FAQ and example of the commands can be found in the link below.
https://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/faq.cfm?faq=28796
with ipmicfg in linux, here is the command to change password for user ADMIN with ID 2.
1. print BMC user list
# ./IPMICFG-Linux.x86_64 -user list
2. an example to change the password of user with ID number 2.
# ./IPMICFG-Linux.x86_64 -user setpwd 2 [new password]
The link to download IPMICFG:
https://www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/management-software/ipmi-utilities
find 'BMC/IPMI User Guide' for more details about our BMC on each platform.
https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/?mlg=0
You will need root authority to run either one of the commands above in the linux OS on the server.
To change your root password in debian or ubuntu, you can consider to boot the system to single user mode then change the root user password.
1. hit E key to edit grub menu at boot.
2. find linux kernel line starting with 'linux /boot' and then add 'init=/bin/bash' to the end of the line.
3. hit ctrl+X or F10 to save and boot to single user mode.
4. once you see the root prompt, type in the command 'mount -o remount,rw /' and execute.
5. type in 'passwd' to change root user password.
6. type in 'reboot -f' to reboot the server.
To change your root password in rocky linux:
1. hit E key to edit grub menu at boot.
2. find linux kernel line starting with 'linux' and then change 'ro' to 'init=/sysroot/bin/sh'.
3. hit ctrl+X or F10 to save and boot to single user mode.
4. once you see the root prompt, type in the command 'chroot /sysroot' and execute.
5. type in 'passwd' to change root user password.
6. type in 'touch /.autorelabel' to force file system relabeling.
7. type in 'reboot -f' to reboot the server.
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