IRIX 5.3 and resetting root password

From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
Date: Mon Jun 28 13:02:11 2004

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:01:09 +0000
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Still no luck. I've now tried with and without the 'x' present in the
> passwd file, and with and without the encrypted password string in the
> shadow file.
Mount the "locked" disk from a wotking IRIX of the same major version,
do a chroot(1M) to it and type "passwd root"...

-- 
tsch??,
       Jochen
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