Reset the root password of CentOS 7

Reset the root password of CentOS 7
How to reset the root password of CentOS 6

1. Press esc to enter the cent OS 6 directory.

2. Select the kernel to enter and press "e" to enter grub.

3. Select the kernel option and press "e" to enter

4. Enter a Space key. Then, enter the number 1 and press Enter.

5. Select the kernel option and press "B". The system restarts automatically.

6. Reset the root password, enter passwd root, and press Enter.

7. Enter the new password blackeagle and press Enter.

8. Enter the new password: blackeagle and press Enter.

Passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully. The password is successfully modified.

To put it bluntly, cent OS 7.

How to reset the root password of CentOS 7

You can reset the Root password of Centos 7 in a different way than Centos 6. Let me show you how it works.

1. In the Enable grub menu, select Edit to start:

2. Press the keyboard key e to enter the editing page:

3. Find the line in Linux 16 and change ro to rw init =/sysroot/bin/sh.

4. Now press Control + x to start in single-user mode:

5. Now, you can use the following command to access the system:

1 chroot/sysroot

6. Reset the password:

1 passwd root

7. Update System Information:

1 touch/. autorelabel

8. Exit chroot:

1 exit

9. restart the system:

1 reboot