Try this:

Before powering up, set the HALTS IN switch on the console panel to IN (the
little dot is inside the circle.)

Power up, wait for it to cycle through tests to 3, then it will halt

>>>b/1 DUA0 (or whatever disk th esystem is on)

then....

2..1..0..

Announcement message

SYSBOOT>SET UAFALTERNATE=1
SYSBOOT>WRITE CURRENT
SYSBOOT>EXIT

VMS will then boot with no password for the SYSTEM account.  Just hit enter
for the pw

Hope it helps,

Nigel


> Matt Thompson wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I picked up a new MicroVAX II yestrday, it has VMS V5.5-2 .. this is
> > my first time trying to use VMS, and I need the system password to get
> > in so I can make some TK50 boot disks for NetBSD/vax.  Is there anything
> > like a single user mode in VMS like UNIX has, where I can change the
> > password? There is still no MOP boot file that supports DEQNA is there?
> >
> > -Matt