i forgot the root password for solaris 8 on ultra 5 systems. When restarted an waring is raised[ unable to repair /var filesystem] Type ctrl+d to proceed for normal startup [or type root password for maintaince] i tried to recall possible options for the password but failed. how do i login with this warning message with out knowing the root password thanks in advance experts

1. Note the root partition (e.g. /dev/sd0a or /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0) 2. Hit STOP-A or L1-A (or, on an ASCII terminal or emulator, send a ) to halt the operating system, if it's running. 3. Boot single-user from CD-ROM (boot cdrom -s) or network install/jumpstart server (boot net -s) (NB: if it asks you for a prom password, see below.) 4. Mount the root partition (e.g. /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0) on "/a". "/a" is an empty mount point that exists at this stage of the installation procedure. (mount /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0 /a) 5. Set your terminal type so you can use a full-screen editor, e.g. vi. (you can skip this step if you know how to use "ex" or "vi" from open mode). If you're on a sun console, type "TERM=sun; export TERM"; if you're using an ascii terminal (or terminal emulator on a PC) for your console, set TERM to the terminal type (e.g. TERM=vt100; export TERM). 6. Edit the passwd file (/a/etc/passwd for SunOS 4.x, /a/etc/passwd.adjunct for SunOS 4.x with shadow passwords/C2 security), /a/etc/shadow for Solaris 2.x and remove the encrypted password entry for root 7. cd to /; Type "umount /a" 8. reboot as normal in single-user mode ("boot -s"). The root account will not have a password. Give it a new one using the passwd command.

the above procedure works fine for plain UFS (no DiskSuite, no Veritas FS). I've lost root's password on a 220R and have RAID 1 with DiskSuite for / /usr and swap. What device and how should I mount it to clear root's entry in /etc/shadow ? Please help. thanks !