Thanks loren. Yes I know how to boot single user in some other UNIX varients, but I do not know how to boot into single user on IRIX :/. Brian On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Soeren Laursen wrote: > 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 > > > > ----------------------------------------------- Brian Feeny, CCIE #8036 e: signal@shreve.net Network Engineer p: 318.222.2638x109 ShreveNet Inc. f: 318.221.6612