HELP - Reset Root Password

HELP - Reset Root Password

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HELP - Reset Root Password

Hi
I am new to SGI machines, always wanted one but never could get one, but I am not new to UNIX, I know some of that and I have been using Linux for a while.

I recently acquired a very nice Octane machine, looks pretty good, works but it has a password for the root user, I could just wipe the drive and install something new but I would like to see what is in it before I do that.

I know there are different ways to reset the password, I've read online, the easiest is to use an install CD, well, the Octane doesn't have a CDROM drive and I don't have one.
I do have a Raspberry PI, can I use something like Reanimator to reset the password?

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

varomix
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HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-15-2025, 08:37 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-15-2025, 09:46 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-16-2025, 03:53 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-16-2025, 05:51 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by robespierre - 05-16-2025, 06:45 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-16-2025, 07:04 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-16-2025, 08:25 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-16-2025, 08:56 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-16-2025, 09:52 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-17-2025, 04:13 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-17-2025, 07:11 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-17-2025, 02:05 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-17-2025, 02:06 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by robespierre - 05-17-2025, 02:42 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-17-2025, 02:39 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-17-2025, 04:02 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-17-2025, 04:03 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-17-2025, 05:35 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-17-2025, 07:24 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-17-2025, 07:34 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-17-2025, 09:05 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-17-2025, 10:09 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-17-2025, 10:26 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-19-2025, 08:03 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Podboy - 05-20-2025, 11:16 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-17-2025, 11:49 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-18-2025, 01:46 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-18-2025, 03:40 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-18-2025, 09:24 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-18-2025, 05:44 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-18-2025, 07:56 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-18-2025, 10:28 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-18-2025, 11:09 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-19-2025, 04:44 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-20-2025, 04:39 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-20-2025, 12:14 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-21-2025, 08:32 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-20-2025, 02:25 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-22-2025, 01:36 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by vishnu - 05-22-2025, 05:11 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by Raion - 05-22-2025, 02:04 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-22-2025, 02:58 PM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by varomix - 05-23-2025, 03:20 AM

RE: HELP - Reset Root Password - by mosca - 05-23-2025, 08:31 AM

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