IRIX 5.3 and resetting root password

From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
Date: Tue Jun 29 03:07:01 2004

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:17:41 +0000
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Trying to untangle the whole X startup process is making my brain hurt
Why not disable the X login / xdm and login on the text console for now?

Have you looked at the gettys in /etc/inittab? Maybe a getty is running
on the first serial port or can be enabled to do so...

Reconfigure the network so that the machine fits into your LAN
addressing and try to log in via telnet?
-- 
tsch??,
       Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/
Received on Tue Jun 29 2004 - 03:07:01 BST

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