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This document provides a two-step process for resetting the root password on a Debian 9 system. The first step involves editing the GRUB boot options to boot into single-user mode. The second step mounts the filesystem as read-write and uses the passwd command to set a new root password before rebooting.

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Reset The Root Password On Debian 9 - Linux Forum - Spiceworks

This document provides a two-step process for resetting the root password on a Debian 9 system. The first step involves editing the GRUB boot options to boot into single-user mode. The second step mounts the filesystem as read-write and uses the passwd command to set a new root password before rebooting.

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How to: Reset the Root Password on Debian 9

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Reset the Root Password on Debian 9

2 Steps total
Step 1: Edit Grub

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• Boot your system


• At the boot screen press 'e'

Find the line starting the 'linux' then press Ctrl + e to get to the end of the string and add init=/bin/bash/ press
F10 to reboot

Step 2: At you terminal

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○ mount -o remount,rw /
○ passwd - Set the new root password
○ mount -o remount,ro /

Then do a hard reset on the hardware or vm - You will not be able to restart the system via CLI

Not a hard processes and a must know for linux admins

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spicehead-cm0ys Jun 19th, 2020 at 8:34am


I followed this guide with an old Debian 7. There's a difference though, on Debian 7 it should be done

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without the trailing /:

init=/bin/bash

Thanks.

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