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
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
