{"id":4615,"date":"2016-06-17T06:55:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2021-02-04T11:08:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T11:08:33","slug":"reset-root-password-centos-7-rhel-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/reset-root-password-centos-7-rhel-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reset root password in CentOS 7 \/ RHEL 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There may be some times you forgot your root password and want to reset.So here is the guide to reset your root password in CentOS 7. To achieve this you have to boot your system in single user mode.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After that chroot your system<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">chroot \/sysroot<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>reset the root password.<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">passwd<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>Update SELinux information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">touch \/.autorelabel<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>Exit chroot<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">exit<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reboot your system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">reboot<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>Login with your new password.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to do and it is that simple to reset root password in centOS 7. 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