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lost root password for IRIX6.5
Name: simon nguyen Date: January 23, 2001 at 15:10:10 Pacific
Comment:
Hi,
I have just inherited a Silicon Graphics O2 workstation. The previous owner had lost the root password and don't remember the password anymore. I would like to ask if anyone can help me to reset the root password or restore the root password. This operating system is "IRIX 6.5 is SGI's mature 64-bit UNIX operating system"
Name: k0ji ro Date: January 25, 2001 at 22:16:27 Pacific
Reply:
i think i know your root password.
it is. Secret, or iff all else fails it is password
hehehehe
-k0ji ro
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Response Number 2
Name: Chris Date: February 11, 2001 at 19:52:08 Pacific
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Boot the miniroot i.e. Go to install system software from PROM, use a cdrom with installation tools, go to a shell and edit /etc/passwd and remove the password portion for root.
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Response Number 3
Name: dirk Date: November 30, 2001 at 05:33:00 Pacific
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hm, if you have a linux-box (with scsi) and xfs-kernel-support, you only have to mount your irix-drive as second disk on /mnt/disk2. then edit the password file "/mnt/disk2/passwd" and delete the password entry for root. Thats all. The next time you boot on your sgi workstation, you can login as root without a password. ;-) Sometimes there is a bad superblock on the sgi-drive on the mount command. Solution: make a "xfs_check /dev/sdb1" (or any other drive your second scsi-drive is enabled) and a "xfs_repair /dev/sdb1" under linux. It works! Have fun ...
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