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How To Reset Root Password on Ubuntu 16.04

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By Abdul Hakim
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  1. Edit Grub Menu with press “e”

  2. Find the line “linux” and add script below at the end of that line

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    rw init=/bin/bash

  3. Mount with to see read/write flags

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

  4. Reset password with command below

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    root@(none):/# passwd

  5. Reboot your system

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    root@(none):/# exec /sbin/init
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