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# 8  
Old 10-15-2008
This isn't a password issue as the provided password is accepted.
As the error message states, it is a shell issue.

Possible causes are a broken root entry in /etc/passwd or a broken /etc/shells file.
# 9  
Old 10-21-2008
You need to boot the system with CDROM and enter maintainance mode and do the following.

you should "boot cdrom -s"
then in the maintenance mode, mount /dev/dsk/cxtxdxs0 /a
vi /a/etc/shadow -> Change the shell of the root user to /bin/sh.
reboot the system

I guess it should work fine...Smilie
# 10  
Old 10-21-2008
I am sorry....
In above post, wrongly i mentioned /etc/shadow file. But the corrcet one 'ld be /etc/passwd. Then execute "pwconv".
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