How to Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu 14.04

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Sometimes it is necessary to get root access into the Ubuntu system. I was facing the issue when try to reset forgotten root password in Ubuntu 14.04 using recovery mode (Drop to root shell prompt). After done a few testing and do a research, i have found the working solution for it.

Steps to Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu 14.04

Give root password for maintenance (or type Control-D to continue)

1. First, make sure to choose the regular or default boot kernel that you always use, then press ‘e’.
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2. Hit the down arrow key over to the “linux” option.
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3. Remove the “ro” part with the backspace key, and then the following onto the end:

rw init=/bin/bash

Press Ctrl-X or F10 to boot.
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4. Your system should able to boot up very quickly to a command prompt.
Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu
5. Use the following command to reset your password:

passwd

Once password has been set successfully, run sync command to write out data to the disk before rebooting.

sync
reboot -f

Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu

Thats all. Now you should be able to login without any issues.

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