Reset a Lost root Password

February 28, 2008 · Filed Under Non-Programming, Operating Systems · 2 Comments 

What happens when that server that was always humming along nicely all of a sudden needs you to log in as root to check something or install something new. What was the root password? Didn’t it just get changed? All of a sudden, the cold sweat starts - the root password is unknown.
What do you do?

Reset it! Thankfully there are a few ways to do this.

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