Anyway to retrieve OSX system password?

A friend of mine has forgotten her password for her system (OSX 10.5.3).
I told her I don't believe there is anyway to retrieve it and that the partition the system is on will have to be erased and reinstalled... and that not even an Archive & Install would be possible.
I'm virtually certain that I am correct in this matter, but I'd appreciate confirmation (and of course if there is a way then a solution would be greatly appreciated).
Thanks.

[Changing or resetting an account password|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106156]
[Changing your administrator password|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html]
Note: If using FileVault there is no way to recover or reset a password.

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