Fedora core Linux password reset

Fedora core Linux

Forgotten root password

1. Reboot your computer.

2. Press key ‘A’ on the keyboard.

3. When you see the following

grub append> ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb

Give space and press key ‘1’ and hit enter key.

4. When you see

sh-2-05b#

Prompt type passwd root and hit enter key.It’ll ask for the new password. Enter the password according to your convenience to remember this.

5. You’ll be asked to re-type the password for verification. Once you’re finished, the password will be changed and you can reboot by typing shutdown –r now at the prompt; then you can log in to root as before.