Re: how recover a root pass in SCO Unix, I need some help.

Bruce Barnett wrote:
"leptium" <leptin@xxxxxxxxx> writes:


Hi, i'm from Ecuador. I need some help because, i've a terminal with
SCO Unix, i need recover root's password.


Besides booting from a floppy/etc., there may also be an option
to boot in single user mode.


Almost all systems require the root password to boot into single user
mode these days.


Chris Mattern
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