Hello all mentor.

I am a new in this furom and also just self studying unix environment.
I have installed intel solaris 9 in my laptop and i have forgotten the root password nor maybe the numlock or capslock of the keyboard was enabled
during I enter the password installation process.

my question is:
1. How could I recover the root password
2. hope you can give me the steps on recovering the root password
i meant a detailed on what should i do first.

thanks,

hoping that you will accept my concern

Insert the Solaris 10 DVD (or CD 1) and boot the system (ensure BIOS is set to boot from CD before HD).

When the installation prompt appears type
b -s

This will boot off the CD-ROM in single user mode.

Then...
Assuming that your root slice is /dev/dsk/c0d0s0

Mount
mount /dev/dsk/c0d0s0 /mnt

Then edit the shadow file
vi /mnt/etc/shadow

Remove the root password from this file
i.e. change
root:blahblahblah:whatever::::::
to
root::whatever::::::
and save the file.

Unmount
umount /mnt

Reboot
shutdown -y -g0 -i6

Remember to remove the DVD/CD as the system reboots

Once the system comes up, you'll be able to log in as root with no password, and enter a new password with the passwd command.

EDIT: Just noticed the OP is using Solaris 9, not 10. Same procedure applies....

Cheers
ZB

Many many thanks ZB.. I will keep u posted

i have successfully cleared the root password

thanks