Reset Forgotten Root Password in Linux | Reset Root Password on RHEL, CENTOS, ROCKY (Linux)

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How we can reset our root password in our Linux machine.
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Follow the below steps

1. Reboot the system and, on the GRUB 2 boot screen, use the down arrow key on your keyboard to select rescue mode. Press the e key to interrupt the boot process.

2. Go to the end of the line that starts with linux.

3. Add rd.break to the end of the line that starts with linux.

4. Press Ctrl+x to start the system with the changed parameters.

5. Press the Enter key to enter maintenance mode.

The sh-5.1# prompt appears.

6. Remount the file system as writable:

# mount -o remount,rw /sysroot

7. Enter the chroot environment:

# chroot /sysroot

8. Reset the root password:

# passwd

9. Enable the SELinux relabeling process on the next system boot:

# touch /.autorelabel

10. Exit the chroot environment:

# exit

11. Exit maintenance mode:

# exit

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