IRIX 5.3 and resetting root password

From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
Date: Mon Jun 28 16:07:48 2004

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:03:39 +0000
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Problem there is that the system disk for which I do have full access
> is only IRIX 4.0.5 - the 'new' system disk for which I don't have any
> passwords is IRIX 5.3.
Suboptimal.

> 1) System is trying to use some authentication other than /etc/passwd
> and /etc/shadow. What other authentication methods existed for IRIX
> 5.3?
NIS / YP? What is configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf?
Are there any other network services configured? NFS / automount?
-- 
tsch??,
       Jochen
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