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Craig Dewick wrote:

>
> What version of SunOS is installed on the disk? If it's SunOS 4.1.x then you
> can get around not knowing the root password. With SunOS 5.x (aka Solaris
> 2.x), you can't log in without the root password, even into single-user
> mode, unless you boot off a Solaris CD-ROM, and manually mount the root
> partition of the disk to get at the password file that way.
>

it is running SunOS 4.1.3, what is this way round the passwd prob

if I cant get round it i will try and scrounge a CD-Rom drive from work and
boot frm a Solaris CD, looks like it maybe my only option

>
> I don't know if it's possible to boot from the Solaris CD via NFS on another
> box (say a machine running Linux) since I've never done it myself, but I
> believe it can be done.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig.
>

Never done it either Craig, wouldnt even know how to try as am pretty new to
Solaris and Sun hardware, but thanks for the help anyway
Im sure Ill get there in the end

Regards Adrian

adrian@cufc.demon.co.uk


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