Solution to forget root password in linux

Many friends often forget the root password of the Linux system. What should I do if the Linux system forgets the root password? Reinstall the system? Of course not! Enter single-user mode and change the root password.

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##The steps are as follows:

Restart the linux system

Press Enter within 3 seconds, the following interface will appear

##Then enter e

Enter single at the end of the second line, there is a space. The specific method is to press the downward tip to move to the second line, press "e" to enter the editing mode

and add single at the end and press Enter

Finally press "b" to start. After starting, you will enter the single-user mode.

At this time, you have entered the single-user mode. You can change the root password. The command to change the password is passwd

Then you can successfully change the password! Hope this helps!

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