Hello list. Complicated question: I have a old SGI box with an installed IRIX 5.something, that i got for free a while back. Problem: No root passsword. Only "Guest" account access. Linux cant read the older 5.x XFS system Thus having an unmountable filesystem. So i can't mount it and change the password manually. Question: Can i somehow find the exact place on any given disc for a file, and hexedit the "device" and thereby changing it? (In this case; the entry for root in /etc/password) I know i can get the IRIX media for almost nothing, but i see this as an opportunity to delve deeper into security issues... -- /Rikard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- email : rikard.j@rikjoh.com web : http://www.rikjoh.com mob : +46 (0)736 19 76 25 ------------------------ Public PGP fingerprint ---------------------------- < 15 28 DF 78 67 98 B2 16 1F D3 FD C5 59 D4 B6 78 46 1C EE 56 >