disable login window at startup on G3 Powerbook
Hi. I have a G3 Powerbook Wallstreet, and can't get past the login at startup because I don't have the password. The computer is running OS 8.5. I removed the hard drive from the unit and can access it directly from my Mac using an IDE adapter cable. I would like to locate and delete the preference files that define the users so after I reinstall the drive I will be able to mount the drive and create a new admin user, and then access the files for all existing users.
The only pref files I can find on the drive are located in the System Folder/Preferences and are named "User and Group CP prefs" and "User and Group Data file". These are both Unix Executable files. Can someone tell me if deleting these files will do the trick? What will happen when I start up the computer after these are deleted? Thanks for your help.