Reinstallation of OS X 10.3. x  without administrator details

I've inherited a G4 flatpanel imac running OS X.10.3.5 from my past away Aunt. I do not know her username or administrator password and want to format the hard disk and reinstall tow do I do it?? I'm new to all this Mac world, but experienced PC user

Welcome To  Discussions mxyam!
My condolences for your loss.
If you would like to access the iMac, to see what is on it, and also to discern it's specifications, and capabilities, you can reset the Admin password, using the instructions here Changing your administrator password.
It will work on a Panther 10.3.x system, as well as Tiger 10.4.x.
Repost if you do not have the system discs.
ali b

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