How To Reset The Root Password On Ubuntu LTS If Forgotten (Linux) (2023)

If you have forgotten the root password on Ubuntu and need to reset it, you can follow these steps: 1. Start by rebooting your Ubuntu system. When the GRUB bootloader menu appears, select the default Ubuntu entry, but do not press Enter. Instead, press the ’e’ key to edit the boot options. 2. In the boot options, locate the line that starts with `linux`. At the end of this line, append `init=/bin/bash` to specify that you want to start a bash shell as the init process. 3. Press `Ctrl X` or `F10` to boot into the modified boot options. This will start a bash shell with root privileges. 4. Once the bash shell is loaded, you will be at a root prompt (`#`). Enter the following command to remount the root filesystem in read/write mode: ``` mount -o remount,rw / ``` 5. Now, you can ... #ProgrammingKnowledge #ubuntu_reset_forgotten_user_password #ubuntu_reset_root_password # # #linux_reset_password_without_old_password # #ubuntu_reset_root_password_live_cd #ubuntu_set_root_password 20230703 hy_4Hp4Yn-c