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* Boot in "rescue mode" with a rescue CD. | * Boot in "rescue mode" with a rescue CD. | ||
* Choose "" | * Choose "Troubleshooting" then "Rescue a CentOS Linux system", then choose 1) (“Continue”). The rescue environment mounts the Linux installation as <tt>/mnt/sysimage</tt>. | ||
* | * Use the root filesystem with [[chroot]]. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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* Change the root password as usual | * Change the root password as usual | ||
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exit | |||
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Revision as of 08:31, 17 April 2017
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Procedure
- Boot in "rescue mode" with a rescue CD.
- Choose "Troubleshooting" then "Rescue a CentOS Linux system", then choose 1) (“Continue”). The rescue environment mounts the Linux installation as /mnt/sysimage.
- Use the root filesystem with chroot.
chroot /mnt
- Change the root password as usual
exit