Thanks for your response:

> Well, You can boot in single user mode by interrupting the boot process
(see
> the message like "Booting in xxx seconds. Press any key to interrupt".
After
> that You're in the PROM (Firmware, somewhat similar to a PC's BIOS). Type
> "boot". You'll be asked "interact with IPL (Y/N)?", answer "YES". The
> machine boots into the first boot stage, and You'll end up in the IPL
> (Initial Program Loader) command line. Enter "hpux -is", and the machine
> should boot in single user mode...

I did all that and it worked exactly as you said...but what's the problem?
now i am at the point where it says "warning you are superuser" and a prompt
"#" to enter a command. I aparently gave the impression that I know
something about HP-UX when in fact I know zilk about it. Is there some
website that may have a list of general commands that i can find useful. I
was hoping to edit the /etc/password file to remove the password as another
suggested. I just want to get back into the graphical mode where i will have
some measure of comfort

> My other recommendation would be to get one of the HP-UX CD Sets that are
> often listed on ebay, preferrably HP-UX 11i. Makes it easier to reinstall,
> and You can be sure to have an installation that isn't messed up
somehow...

I do have the CDs for it. I believe it is version 10 point something, but
the unit does not have a CD-ROM drive so i am not ready to explore that
option yet, since i have to search for a compatible drive

> Or You can install Linux, but then I see no reason to waste such a nice
> workstation with an OS that runs best on x86 and doesn't support most
> hardware for these machines.

I agree with that. It would be a waste since i have several x86 machine
available to run Linux. I definately want to keep HP-UX since it gives me an
opportunity to learn

Stewart