How do i change Root Password in Solaris 10 server containing two zones.One full root and the other is sparse zone.
One more thing,This is Sparc machine.

Thanks,

Bavon

Run "passwd" as root in all zones.

The password is stored in only one place, /etc/shadow, for every user account (look at /etc/passwd and /etc/shardow with an editor such as vi -- but don't mess with 'em).

So, log in as root and execute passwd; you'll be prompted for the new password and all is well that ends. If for some reason you have two accounts named "root" and "root-something-or-other" (for the zone), change 'em both using the passwe utility. It is highly unlikely that you actually will have a separate password for the zone but... who knows what evil lurks in the dark of night, eh.

Hope this helps some.

@tronayne zones are like mini-VMs and have their own password files

@tronayne,
Do i need to be in single user mode when changing the root password in the zones?,Also does this require rebooting them..?

No and no.

Arrgghh! Forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder.