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--- resetting_root_password_in_grub [2008/01/24 23:01] – created juckins
+++ resetting_root_password_in_grub [2025/03/20 19:02] (current) – juckins
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-At GRUB, highlight kernel.\\
+==== Reset root password with GRUB ====
+Boot machine into GRUB loader. \\
+Highlight kernel you want to boot into.\\
 Press (e) to edit boot process.\\
-Add a space and then press (s) at the end of the boot sequence command line (this is for single user mode).\\
+Add a space and append 'single' to the end of the boot sequence command line.\\
 Press (b) to reboot machine.\\
 Machine loads into root without a password.\\
 Use passwd to create a new password.\\
 Then issue 'shutdown -r now' to reboot machine.