IRIX 5.3 system: any access?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

John Allain wrote:
> Speaking of 3D...
> Feeling reminiscent, I picked up am sgi Indigo2 at a fair price...
> This is the first sgi I've owned, after various bouts of programming
> and managing the older models for large companies.
> 
> Anyway, I'm getting the impression that there's no way to log in to
> 5.3 without a password (single mode is even pwded).  So, anybody
> know an exploit or have an IRIX 5.3 CD that they can sell,copy or
> loan to me?

What filesystem does it use?  You might be able to boot Linux and alter 
he master passwd file.

Peace...  Sridhar