How To Change the root Password Via VNC

Debian

Restart, in the GRUB menu, set the cursor to the Debian GNU / Linux entry, and then press the e key to enter editing.

In the edit window, go to the line beginning with the linux entry. Delete the information after the parameter root = UUID = 8c132507-315c … and replace it with the following entry:

rw init=/bin/bash

After changing the parameters, press CTRL + x or F10 to start the system.

Reset root password

1. Check if the file system is mounted in read / write (rw) mode.

root@(none):/# mount | grep -w /

1. Enter the passwdcommand and enter the new password for the root account.

root@(none):/# passwd

1. Create an automatic markup file.

root@(none):/# touch /.autorelabel

1. Restart the system.

root@(none):/# exec /sbin/reboot -f

Centos

Restart, on the start screen, set the cursor to CentOS Linux, then press e and go to edit.

In the edit window, go to the line beginning with the linux entry. Delete the information after the parameter root = UUID = e35103f0-80 … and replace it with the following entry:

rw init=/bin/bash

After changing the parameters, press CTRL + x or F10 to start the system.

Reset root password

1. Check if the file system is mounted in read / write (rw) mode.

root@(none):/# mount | grep -w /

1. Enter the passwdcommand and enter the new password for the root account.

root@(none):/# passwd

1. Create an automatic markup file.

root@(none):/# touch /.autorelabel

1. Restart the system.

root@(none):/# exec /sbin/reboot -f

Ubuntu

Restart, in the GRUB menu, place the cursor on the Ubuntu project, then press e and go to edit.

In the edit window, go to the line beginning with the linux entry. Delete the information after the parameter root = UUID = 43ad24d3-ec5b … and replace it with the following entry:

rw init=/bin/bash

After changing the parameters, press CTRL + x or F10 to start the system.

Reset root password

1. Check if the file system is mounted in read / write (rw) mode.

root@(none):/# mount | grep -w /

1. Enter the passwd command and enter the new password of the root account.

root@(none):/# passwd

1. Restart the system.

root@(none):/# exec /sbin/reboot -f

Fedora

Restart, in the GRUB menu, set the cursor to Fedora, then press e and go to edit.

In the edit window, go to the line beginning with the linux entry. After the parameter root = UUID = 45738e43-d533 … delete the information and replace it with the following entry:

rw init=/bin/bash

Reset root password

1. Check if the file system is mounted in read / write (rw) mode.

root@(none):/# mount | grep -w /

1. Enter the passwdcommand and enter the new password for the root account.

root@(none):/# passwd

1. Restart the system.

root@(none):/# exec /sbin/reboot -f