{"id":200,"date":"2018-09-11T20:15:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T20:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/?p=200"},"modified":"2018-09-11T21:28:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T21:28:32","slug":"rhcsa-exam-prep-recover-root-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/?p=200","title":{"rendered":"RHCSA exam prep recover root password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ALL ADSENSE ADS DISABLED -->\n<p>Your root password is lost and gone forever.<\/p>\n<p>Temporary video version without sound.[youtube]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h7-DMkkys9Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>Your sudo account has been blocked by an incompetent SA(System Administrator).<\/p>\n<p>This according to reports is often on the test. It takes 5 minutes to fix.<\/p>\n<p>Reboot your system and intervene on the kernel prompt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.42.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-220\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.42.31-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1424\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.42.31-PM.png 1424w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.42.31-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.42.31-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.42.31-PM-1024x575.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1424px) 100vw, 1424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Press e to edit go down to the linux16 line and edit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.19-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-218\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.19-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1426\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.19-PM.png 1426w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.19-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.19-PM-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.19-PM-1024x567.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Erase rhgb quiet and enter<strong> rd.break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.58-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1424\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.58-PM.png 1424w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.58-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.58-PM-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.43.58-PM-1024x567.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1424px) 100vw, 1424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ctrl-X<\/strong> to boot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.45.37-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.45.37-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1426\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.45.37-PM.png 1426w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.45.37-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.45.37-PM-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.45.37-PM-1024x579.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>mount -o rw,remount \/sysroot\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.46.21-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.46.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1420\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.46.21-PM.png 1420w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.46.21-PM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.46.21-PM-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.46.21-PM-1024x571.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>chroot \/sysroot\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.08-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-210\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.08-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1432\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.08-PM.png 1432w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.08-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.08-PM-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.08-PM-1024x566.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1432px) 100vw, 1432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>passwd root<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.53-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxauthority.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.47.53-PM.png\" alt=\"\" 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