CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 : Reset / Recover forgotten root password

CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 : Reset / Recover forgotten root password

In this post we will learn, how to reset / recover forgotten root password on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7). On RHEL 5/6 or CentOS 5/6 series , the method of resetting forgotten root password was same. In latest RHEL 7 / CentOS 7 this time we have found some difference in steps to reset the forgotten root password.

Password prompt in single user mode is not secure : CentOS/Red Hat
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Password prompt in single user mode is not secure : CentOS/Red Hat

In this post I will discuss about, how a person still can log into Single User mode even if you have secure the single user mode.We can still login into system even if you are getting password prompt in single user mode / runlevel 1.The practical has been done in CentOS 6.x and Red Hat…