You still need a root password to get in single user mode. Best way to go
around is this.
* Mount your root Hard Disk to other SGI or XFS capable linux machine.
>
> As I remember you have to boot it in single mode.
>
> Soeren
>
>
> > I have an origin 200 I have been wanting to run linux on, its been sitting
> > up for a while. Before I wipe out and install linux, I need to get in
> > there to get some stuff of the drives. But I do not know the root
> > password. Can anyone direct me to password recovery procedures for IRIX?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > Brian Feeny, CCIE #8036 e: signal@shreve.net
> > Network Engineer p: 318.222.2638x109
> > ShreveNet Inc. f: 318.221.6612
> >
>
>
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