Fwd: Re: [SunHELP] forgot root password

[Edward Chase]

Can't confirm.  The machine I just tried this on hung before it got into 
openwindows.  I don't have the time right now to keep playing with this.



At 11:55 AM 9/13/2001 -0400, John_Kennedy wrote:
>Acutally can't you left click in the install openwindows and bring up a
>terminal?  At least that's what I'd do in this case...I know you can on
>the SPARC architecture.  I've done it on a few occasions when an install
>has gone wrong...
>John
>
>
>Edward Chase wrote:
> >
> > Crap.  I noticed the Intel word as it fired off.
> >
> > Obviously Stop+A and the OK prompt doesn't apply here...
> >
> > There still must be some way of booting into single user mode using the
> > Solaris CD.
> >

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