Getting to root when the password has been lost

[Henry Liao]

Here is the easiest way to reset root's password on UNIX V/3.2.2.

	boot UNIX from floppy (base system 1 of 7)
	press <DEL> to interrupt INSTALL script
	mount /dev/dsk/0s1 on /mnt
	modify root entry in /mnt/etc/shadow with ed
	sync disk
	umount /mnt

-Henry Liao
 California State University, Los Angeles
 Networking Distributed & Systems Group
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