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How to reset the root password on SCO Openserver 5

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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:

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.

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  2. Paulie says

    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.

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