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Recover SCO UNIX root password


From: "Mandelcorn, Seymour" <smandelcorn () bgr umd edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:33:33 -0500

I am trying to recover or reset the root password from a SCO Unix setup. I
have the system but I do not have the startup disks. I tried booting from
Slackware but was unable to mount the partition. I think the filesystem type
is vxfs. Any advice?

Seymour


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