# I forgot my root password, but traditional single-user mode doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-forgot-my-root-password-but-traditional-single-user-mode-doesnt-work/7291>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-forgot-my-root-password-but-traditional-single-user-mode-doesnt-work/7291 "2022-09-19T10:04:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/i-forgot-my-root-password-but-traditional-single-user-mode-doesnt-work/7291/2 "2022-09-19T10:19:38Z")

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Hi, already answered here: [How to recover root password - #2 by iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/how-to-recover-root-password/3433/2)

That procedure pretty much always works.

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