Overriding password on archaic Mac OS 9 system

hi there..

I am selling an old G4 tower which I haven't used for a couple of years. I have no monitor or leads to check what system it is running on, or if it has a password.

I have a feeling it's got the old Mac OS 9 system on it. And I don't think it has a password on it but I'm not sure.

What I want to know is, if it does have a password on it, will this be a problem? I have told a potential buyer that if they get some Mac OS X system discs and load these on to the machine, then this will override the old system and she can start again. I think I can remember doing something similar with another machine a while ago.

So can anyone confirm that this will work?

Thanks for your help!

Lisa

OS9 did support user accounts, like OS X, but not many users ever used the feature.

In 99.5% of cases the machine will boot straight in to OS 9 without a password

great.. thanks!