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Lost root password (grub) - Digerati - 2003-12-15
At the Grub boot menu hit "e"
Select the line that begins with "kernel"
Hit "e" again
Move the cursor to the end of the line and add " init=/bin/bash" then hit enter
Press "b" to boot the system
At the bash prompt that comes up, type the following: "mount /proc" then hit enter
next type "mount / -o rw,remount" then hit enter
next type "passwd" then hit enter
now enter your new password twice
You should receive a notice stating "All authentication tokens updated successfully". This confirms your password has been changed.
next type "mount / -o ro,remount" then hit enter
now press control-alt-delete to reboot
logon with new password to verify
Credit to Buddha and his LUG