Resetting password of another Linux by mounting disk Rumi, December 15, 2025 I assume that your Linux partition on the external HDD is /dev/sdb1, modify the following as needed. Run this code on your other Linux installation: [root@host]# mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt [root@host]# chroot /mnt [root@host]# passwd user Enter new Unix password: Retype new Unix password: passwd: password updated successfully [root@host]# exit [root@host]#… Continue Reading
reset root password on CentOS 7 Rumi, January 10, 2024 You need to have a console access for running this operation. 1. Inside java or HTML5 console, please reboot your server and wait for the GRUB menu 2. Inside the GRUB menu select your first entry and press “E” key to edit. 3. Find a line with ro and change it to rw Continue Reading
Reset Root Password on Ubuntu 20 Rumi, May 2, 2022 Step 1: Reboot your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System and load the GRUB menu by holding the Shift Key on Keyboard The first step is to start your computer machine and keep pressing the shift button on your keyboard until the GRUB menu appears, as shown in the picture below:… Continue Reading
Reset Ubuntu 12 root password Rumi, July 19, 2019 Boot up the machine, and after the BIOS screen, hold down the left Shift key. You will then be prompted by a menu that looks something like this: Hit the down arrow until you select the 2nd entry from the top (the one with the recovery mode in the description)… Continue Reading