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Re: [SOLVED] Reset Root Password

PostPosted: May 23rd, '20, 14:13
by Weatherlawyer
I wish I had learned Linux when I was younger.
I will passionately hate hate Tony Blair and Bill Gates forever.

I had a stroke a few years ago and remembering passwords was one of the biggest problems I had from it. No use writing them down either as I would just f :D rget where I put them.

Re: [SOLVED] Reset Root Password

PostPosted: May 23rd, '20, 14:21
by isadora
In my opinion a totally worthless addition to the topic, which in itself is already years old.

Re: [SOLVED] Reset Root Password

PostPosted: May 26th, '20, 15:58
by Weatherlawyer
isadora wrote:In my opinion a totally worthless addition to the topic, which in itself is already years old.

How do you value worth?

Re: [SOLVED] Reset Root Password

PostPosted: May 26th, '20, 17:16
by doktor5000
It does not contribute anything meaningful to the topic.

Re: administrator password forgotten

PostPosted: Nov 15th, '22, 15:46
by flink
doktor5000 wrote:FWIW, a repair-install isn't required. At the bootloader, simply add init=/bin/sh to the kernel command line after pressing F3 and selecting Default, and at the prompt change the root password via passwd command.


What must be done if I boot with Mageia-8 EFI? I see no option for pressing F3 :?:

Re: [SOLVED] Reset Root Password

PostPosted: Nov 15th, '22, 18:33
by sturmvogel
On UEFI systems you need to mark the relevant line in grub you want to edit, and press "e". Thats quite standard for all distributions with UEFI grub2.
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_set_up_kernel_options#With_Grub_2_bootloader_2