Reset admin before 10.5 install

I bought a used g5 10.4.11. I didn't get the restore disks with it. To install 10.5 do I have to have the admin password (which I don't have, I have a user level password), or do I have to first get a 10.4 and reset the admin level password? I don't have the 10.4, because my old g4 was on 10.3. Of course I would not want to lose the software on the g5. So do I have to get a g5 restore 10.4 set of disks, to reset the admin (filevault), before I move to a 10.5 install? I read that 10.5 doesn't do a clean install (erase and reformat), true?

Hi
You don't need to know the admin password to install 10.5: you just need to insert the 10.5 DVD, reboot, and hold down C to boot from the CD.
However, I would strongly advise you to reset the admin password first anyway, since you will need it for many things, including updating Leopard to 10.5.6 and installing applications. To do this, reboot from the Leopard DVD as above, and step through the first screen (language choice). Under the Utilities menu, you'll find a Reset Password option. You can use that to choose your hard drive, choose the admin user's name, and change the password. Once that's done, quit from the installer, reboot from your regular system and test the password (eg, lock and unlock a system preference panel).
You briefly mention FileVault, but you don't say whether you're using it. Personally I would turn FileVault off before you do the upgrade to Leopard, for safety.
And finally, yes, 10.5 will do an erase and install if you ask it to. You'll get the choice under the "Options" button a little way into the installation progress.
Matt
Matt

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