# Root password recovery in Rocky Linux release 8.5 (Green Obsidian) **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [April 16, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/root-password-recovery-in-rocky-linux-release-8-5-green-obsidian/13616 "2024-04-16T03:15:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![varuntiwari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7ba0ec/32.png) [@varuntiwari](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/varuntiwari)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/root-password-recovery-in-rocky-linux-release-8-5-green-obsidian/13616/1 "2024-04-16T03:15:22Z")
Dear Experts, I am trying to recover the root password for Rocky Linux release 8.5 (Green Obsidian) VM, but when i am pressing the ctrl e, it is not going directly in grub menu rather it is asking the username… Kindly suggest how i can go directly to grub and recover my password. Thank you in advance. ---
**Author:** ![tjdoyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/tjdoyle/32/500_2.png) [@tjdoyle](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/tjdoyle)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/root-password-recovery-in-rocky-linux-release-8-5-green-obsidian/13616/2 "2024-04-16T03:44:44Z")
Hi, At what point are you pressing ctrl-e? It’s e on its own to enter edit mode. Regards Tom. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/root-password-recovery-in-rocky-linux-release-8-5-green-obsidian/13616/3 "2024-06-15T03:45:18Z")
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