Forgot ROOT password

[bozey00]

The root password on my box is gone. SCO Unixware 2.1. What can I do to get into that box....pronto!!!!

Thanks

 

[MikeLacey]

boot from floppy, mount the usual / as something /mnt/usual_root, edit /mnt/usual_root/etc/passwd and delete the root password.

reboot as normal

at your own risk -- you could get some very strange results if your / partition is mirrored.... so take care
Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

 

[Guest_imported]

The analyst of our SCO Unixware version 7.1 as left without telling us what was the root password. We'll have to reboot the system pretty soon..is there a way to find what it was? if not, how can I regain acces to the root account ?

Thanks

 

[abovebrd]

Search thru the threads. I believe this is a popular topic.

You should find many threads on this subject. In fact someone should write a FAQ.

-Danny

 

[edfair]

I have read a posting somewhere that tony lawrence (talawrence) has a section devoted to this. Haven't seen it myself. Ed Fair
efair@atlnet.com

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