[SunRescue] Q: regarding Axil 220/245 systems...

[Kurt Huhn]

> > >         - how to fix a root password (I get this more often
> > than ANYTHING)
> >
> > Fix a root password?  You mean, change it without knowing it?  Is
> > that possible?
> 
> Anything is possible, if you know what you're doing.  Specifically, you can
> boot from a Solaris install CD-ROM, and get to a terminal where you can edit
> /etc/passwd, and remove the root password.  Yet another reason for setting
> the default boot device to the internal disk, and for putting a password on
> the FORTH interpreter.
>         Greg

Very interesting!  I've used a similar method for NT that included a
couple of DOS hacks.  Thanks Greg.

Kurt