Reset root password in CentOS 7/rhel 7

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There may is some occasion you'll end up with requirement to reset the root password, the occasion comes when you forget root password; Follow this guide to reset the password of root. In CentOS, single user mode would help us to achieve our goal of resetting root password.

Boot your system in single user mode.

chroot Your system

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reset the root password.

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update SELinux information.

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exit chroot

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reboot your system.

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Login with new password.

That's all.

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Reset root password in CentOS 7/rhel 7