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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

How reset forgotten root password in Linux!!


How reset forgotten root password in Linux!!

Follow below mention method:-

1:- Reset the Linux box.

2:- When it restart and If you use the default boot loader, GRUB.At the boot loader 
menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the installation you want to edit.

3:- After that press "a" to enter into append mode.

4:-Now, edit the line look like -
grub append> ro root=LABEL=/ single or s

5:- Press Enter to boot, now Linux box will boot in single mode.

6:-Shell will come like:-
sh-2.05b# 

7:- Type here-
sh-2.05b#passwd root

8:- Then it will ask for new password then re-type again password.

9:- Then type "reboot" to reboot the Box.

Cheers! Now you have changed the password

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