how should i reset my root password

Hi, already answered here: How to recover root password - #2 by iwalker That procedure pretty much always works.

First of all thank you for your answer, but after I follow the steps to enter the command line interface, it prompts me to “Give root password for maintenance”, I can’t continue without entering the password, why is this :laughing:

That’s probably because you didn’t use the options to edit the grub config and put rd.break. Had you done that, it wouldn’t ask for you to provide root password as that step bypasses the recovery mode you are using when booting normally.

I would say boot from the Rocky 9 DVD or minimal ISO image, you have options there I’m sure for booting rescue mode. Not sure why that’s not working, as that was always the way to do it with EL7/EL8 versions. EDIT: Yep, is a bug: 2057365 – Unable to reset root password using rd.break there are som…

Just tested it with Rocky 9, selecting rescue kernel, adding rd.break. Booted, still get the password option, but just pressed enter without putting a password, and it bypasses and allows you to continue at this point. So, this will allow you to reset the root password with the remaining steps.

The second solution given in the link that iwalker pasted is simpler and also works. Probably works on older versions too. To save people time. Boot, hit e for edit (you can use normal kernel). In the line beginning with linux, change the ro to rw and add at the end init=/bin/bash This will boot i…

@iwalker , I have never had much understanding of the Bugzilla reports. But if this issue existed for both the RHEL9 as well as RHEL8 kernels, how would that be displayed? In a single Bugzilla report or two independent reports? Thank you.

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

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jiechengliangye September 20, 2022, 2:31am 7

After completing the above steps, enter the interface shown in Figure 2, but the root password is not skipped, this is the rocky9.0 version

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

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