Unable to set administrator password

Well, friends, it all started (sniff) when I tried to use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my 10.3.9 boot drive. CCC asks me for an administrator password and I didn't know I had one. CCC says:
"Authentication error:
sudo: no password entry for root!
Number:1"
I know the routine where you boot from the install disk and reset the password there, however the only password options offered are user and "application server". No admin password option was offered.
Someone suggested going into Terminal and typing "sudo password root" but that lead nowhere also.
What am I doing wrong? I wish to clone my boot drive for backup porpoises.
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