Lost root passwd; can't log into system

I have an UltraSPARC 5 that's currently running Solaris 8. I haven't used it for years (long story) but am not trying to get it back in action. The problem is that I can't remember the passwd for root (or any other login, for that matter). I wanted to do a reinstall of either Solaris 8 or try out Solaris 9 but the system just boots straight into the existing OS load. Is there a way to force the boot sequence into the OK prompt? I'm afraid my Solaris/SPARC is very rusty these days.

Hi
1. You will need to know the root partition (/dev/sd0a or /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0).
2. Hit the STOP-A or L1-A to halt the system.
3. Boot into single user mode, either from CDROM (boot cdrom -s) or across the network (boot net -a).
4. Mount the root partition on /a (mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /a).
5. If you are using a Sun console, type "TERM=sun; export TERM".
6. Remove the encrypted password from the root line of one of the follwing files:
a. For SunOS 4.x - /a/etc/passwd
b. For SunOS 4.x with shadow passwords/C2 - /a/etc/passwd.adjunct
c. For solaris 2.x - /a/etc/shadow
7. Now change directories to the root (cd /)
8. Type "umount /a"
9. Now reboot into single-user mode (boot -s). The system will not have a root password. Use the passwd command to enter a new password.
eNJOY
Mohammed Tanvir

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