Knowledge Base

Changing Centos 7 Root Password

Restart the server from Vmware. Switch to Grub with ESC. (If switching to boot, wait a while and then press ESC.)

Select the latest kernel and press the e key.

Go to the line starting with linux16 and change the variable ro to rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh.

Restart the server with CTRL-X or F10.

We gain authority in the system with chroot /sysroot.

With passwd, the root user's password change is initiated. (passwd hope with hope user)

touch /.autorelabel

Restart the server with the reboot -f command.

 

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