[rescue] RS/6000 320 key needed

[Dave McGuire]

On 8/15/25 12:24, Alexander Jacocks via rescue wrote:
>>>> Well, yeah.  The goal here is to get inside the machine, not to have
>>>> a key for the machine.
>>> Hmm, but in some cases you need to put the machine in service mode
>>> for OS maintenance.  At least for AIX.
>>
>> Once you're inside the case, you can replace the keylock with an
>> appropriate switch, or switches, so you can get whatever setting you
>> want.
>>
>> Or, as Dave said, open the lock and remove all its pins, in which case
>> you can just use any key that passes whatever wards it has - or any of
>> various small tools - to turn the cylinder to whatever setting you
>> want.
> 
> Picking the lock to get in is an option. I, however, lack the skill.

   Me too.  I have a friend from the Digex crowd who can pick and walk 
through things like Kwikset locks without breaking stride.  Even he 
can't pick a Medeco.

> On my RS/6k 7011/250, I had to drill the lock to get in. I researched a bunch of other options, and that was the only way that I could find to avoid damaging the chassis.

   :-(

           -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA