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Name: Leigh Date: June 12, 2001 at 23:23:47 Pacific
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Do you use the sudo program??? If not, you should. It's free on the net and saved me from the exact same problem on UnixWare. I had set sudo up so that my own user id could perform ALL root functions which included being able to do a passwd root.
I could then change the pass word without needing to know the old password.
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Name: mike Date: June 13, 2001 at 09:54:35 Pacific
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for solaris on spac. boot the machine off the media and mount the root directory then edit the /etc/shadow file with a NP in the passwd field. then reboot you should be able to login with No passwd. then change it after oyu log in. i know thats not sco but at least you have an idea if that is possable.
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Response Number 4
Name: selix Date: July 6, 2001 at 01:51:09 Pacific
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1. Shutdown the system 2. Remove the OS hard drive and connect it to another system. 3. Mount the OS hard drive. 4. vi /etc/password and /etc/shadow 5. God Bless You!!
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