Should you need to reset the root password on a SCO Openserver 5 system, the procedure is quite simple, do the following:
- Boot from your Emergency Boot Disk.
- Type the following commands:
mount /dev/hd0root /mnt /mnt/bin/chroot /mnt /bin/su root passwd
- You should then get the change password prompt:
- Then reboot the system with:
sync;sync;sync;reboot - Login with your new root password.
Here is a video of the procedure:
This example was done with SCO Openserver 5.0.7 – I used a virtual 2.88Mb floppy with both boot and root file-system support.
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Giovanny Andres Aguilar Restrepo says
Where can I download the Emergency Boot Disk?
Paulie says
It’s better if you make you’re own as it will have the controller support you need.
I could upload the generic ones if you want a set.
Mathias Lindqvist says
I would like the generic one please, in img format for use in vmware. Can you help?
Paulie says
Sure, I’ve uploaded them for you:
SCO 5.0.7 Emergency Boot Disk
SCO Openserver 5.0.7 Emergency Root Disk
Hope it works out.
Ricardo says
Hi, I need SCO Openserver 5.0 Emergency Boot Disk