My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the
system without root password?

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My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the system without root password?..

Answer / abhijeet

Here goes the procedure
1. Boot the system,
2. at grub prompt, press e and edit the kernel line with
letter 'single' or '1' without quote at the end of line
3. this will boot system in single user mode with root privil.
4.reset your 'root' passwd

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My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the system without root password?..

Answer / neha

restart ur system by init6 thn on booting screen on grub prmt
press e thn s and enter.so u will come in single user mode
(init1).now just type passwd command.

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My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the system without root password?..

Answer / rehan

Boot the system, at grub prompt, press e and come to edit
the kernel line with one space and type there 1 for single
user mode and press Enter and press 'b' for boot the system
then ur system will be in single user mod then type there
# passwd and press enter then it'll ask u for new root
password. After giving the password type 'exit' for reboot
the PC.

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My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the system without root password?..

Answer / sanjay yadav

we can enter in to the system by using single user mode.
enter the first disk of linux o.s and reach on chroot
and jump in to single user mode

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My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the system without root password?..

Answer / atul

are you asking for editions in the /etc/pam.d/login file ?
or do you want me to reset the password for root user ?

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My root password has been changed, how can i enter into the system without root password?..

Answer / shikoon

Go to singal usermood
then use passwd command and give naw password

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