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I have forgotten the root password of my Linux rootserver


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I have forgotten the root password of my Linux rootserver, how can I reset it?


Log into your 1&1 Control Panel.

Set your Server to Rescue Mode and then reboot from control panel:



# ssh root@p15148268.pureserver.info 

root@p15148268.pureserver.info's password: 

Linux rescue 2.4.27-040930 #1 SMP Thu Sep 30 19:03:28 CEST 2004 i686

unknown


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rescue:~# fsck.ext2 -fy /dev/hda1

e2fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)

/dev/hda1: recovering journal

Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes

Pass 2: Checking directory structure

Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity

Pass 4: Checking reference counts

Pass 5: Checking group summary information

/dev/hda1: 44/65536 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 8264/65536 blocks

rescue:~# fsck.ext2 -fy /dev/hda3

e2fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)

/dev/hda3: recovering journal

Clearing orphaned inode 2719906 (uid=27, gid=27, mode=0100640,

size=40279)

Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes

Pass 2: Checking directory structure

Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity

Pass 4: Checking reference counts

Pass 5: Checking group summary information


/dev/hda3: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****

/dev/hda3: 103546/4898816 files (0.8% non-contiguous), 782353/9787601 blocks 


rescue:~# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/

rescue:~# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/boot/

rescue:~# chroot /mnt/

rescue:/# passwd 

Changing password for user root.

New password: 

Retype new password: 

passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.


[Ctrl-D]


rescue:/# exit


Change to local boot and reboot from the commandline

rescue:~# reboot


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