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Linux reset forgotten root password

by nixcraft on May 13, 2006 · 35 comments

Q. I forgot my root password, how can I get into my system? A. You can reset forgotten root password under Linux by booting system into single user mode or emergency mode (also known as rescue mode). My boot loader is GRUB (see LILO boot loader below) )Following is the procedure to reset root password [...]

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