mmm , I don ' t think so . you ' re thinking of something else . <| sep |> Sure next we should add big dick mystic to the list . <| sep |> Did you leave the jumper in when you tried to login ? The password is only set to default while the jumper is connected , it doesn ' t permanently reset it . I have 6 old Sun systems from the same era and this has worked fine for all of those , though the 4500 is a bit different . There ' s also this procedure 1 . Reboot the system . 2 . When the PowerOn Self Test POST screen appears , press F 2 and wait for the BIOS configuration screen to appear . 3 . Navigate to the Server tab and choose Set AST 2000 LAN Configuration . might be different for 4500 4 . On the LAN Configuration screen , choose Reset BMC Password . You will be asked to confirm the reset . 5 . Press F 10 to save and exit . The system reboots . The ILOM root password is now changeme . There ' s also this link that outlines installing RH probably any similar Linux will work the same , notably USB drive is not mentioned , a USB CD drive is required 01 sf . x 4500819436217 rhel . html # 50540584 pgfId 1004244 I work for Oracle , my opinionsposts are mine and not an official position