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How to Reset the root Password
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Setting up a root password is one of the steps when installing Fedora. If you forget, or lose, the root password, there are two common methods to reset it:
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In Rescue Mode
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Using a Fedora Live Media (USB/DVD/CD)
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How to reset the root password in Rescue Mode
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Changing passwords as root does not prompt for the old password.
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While booting the system the xref:bootloading-with-grub2.adoc[GRUB2] menu will be displayed. To boot the system into rescue mode using `bash` follow these steps:
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Use the arrow keys to select the boot entry you want to edit
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Press *e* to edit that entry
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Use the arrow keys to go to the line that starts with `linux`, `linux16`, or `linuxefi`
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Go the the end of that line, add a space then type `rw init=/bin/bash`. If your disk is encrypted, you may need to add `plymouth.enable=0`
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Press *Ctrl-x* or *F10* to boot that entry
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Run the command:
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passwd
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It will prompt you to enter the new root password twice.
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Restore the SELinux context and permissions with:
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touch /.autorelabel
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If you do not restore the SELinux permissions, the boot process may fail. You may have to do a hard-reboot and start back at step 1.
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Reboot the machine with:
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/sbin/reboot -f
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