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How to reset the root password on SCO Openserver 5

January 26, 2019 by Paulie 5 Comments

Should you need to reset the root password on a SCO Openserver 5 system, the procedure is quite simple, do the following:

  1. Boot from your Emergency Boot Disk.
  2. Type the following commands:
    mount /dev/hd0root /mnt
    /mnt/bin/chroot /mnt /bin/su root
    passwd
  3. You should then get the change password prompt:
    Image showing how to reset the root password using an Emergency Boot floppy
  4. Then reboot the system with:
    sync;sync;sync;reboot
  5. Login with your new root password.

Here is a video of the procedure:

https://tachytelic.net/wp-content/uploads/Sco-Reset-Password.mp4

This example was done with SCO Openserver 5.0.7 – I used a virtual 2.88Mb floppy with both boot and root file-system support.

If you need help or support with your SCO system click here.

Filed Under: How To Tagged With: SCO Openserver

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  1. Giovanny Andres Aguilar Restrepo says

    November 8, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    Where can I download the Emergency Boot Disk?

  2. Paulie says

    November 8, 2019 at 7:48 pm

    It’s better if you make you’re own as it will have the controller support you need.

    I could upload the generic ones if you want a set.

  3. Mathias Lindqvist says

    December 19, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    I would like the generic one please, in img format for use in vmware. Can you help?

  4. Paulie says

    December 19, 2019 at 4:01 pm

    Sure, I’ve uploaded them for you:

    SCO 5.0.7 Emergency Boot Disk
    SCO Openserver 5.0.7 Emergency Root Disk

    Hope it works out.

  5. Ricardo says

    August 4, 2020 at 5:30 am

    Hi, I need SCO Openserver 5.0 Emergency Boot Disk

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