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'''Reset Password'''

If you forgot your root password for your debian server use the following procedure to reset.

Boot to the GRUB menu. Then, press <e> (for edit) before Linux has a chance to boot.

Using your keyboard arrow keys, move the cursor down a line or so, and press <e> (for edit) again, you should now be on the kernel line, and press <End> to go out to the very end of that line. Now hit the spacebar once, if necessary, to add a space, and then add one of the folllowing:
<pre>
init=/bin/bash
</pre>
or
<pre>
init=/bin/sh
</pre>
Then press <Enter>, and you’re back at the kernel line, press <b> (for boot) and the computer will proceed to boot to a root prompt.

At this point, the root file system is still mounted read-only, so enter the following command:
<pre>
mount -n -o remount,rw /
</pre>
Then type:
<pre>
passwd
</pre>
Enter your new password. Retype if asked to confirm.
Then restart the machine by typing:
<pre>
reboot
</pre>
Now you should be able to login with your new root password as required.

[http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-reset-debian-root-password.html Source]

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 Boot to the GRUB menu. Then, press <e> (for edit) before Linux has a chance to boot.
-Using your keyboard arrow keys, move the cursor down a line or so, and press <e> (for edit) again, you should now be on the kernel line, and press <End> to go out to the very end of that line. Now hit the spacebar once, if necessary, to add a space, and then add one of the folllowing
+Using your keyboard arrow keys, move the cursor down a line or so, and press "e"
 <pre>
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 </pre>
-Then press <Enter>, and you’re back at the kernel line, press <b> (for boot) and the computer will proceed to boot to a root prompt.
+Then press <Enter>, and you’re back at the kernel line, press "b"(for boot) and the computer will proceed to boot to a root prompt.
 At this point, the root file system is still mounted read-only, so enter the following command

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 Boot to the GRUB menu. Then, press <e> (for edit) before Linux has a chance to boot.
-Using your keyboard arrow keys, move the cursor down a line or so, and press <e> (for edit) again, you should now be on the kernel line, and press <End> to go out to the very end of that line. Now hit the spacebar once, if necessary, to add a space, and then add one of the folllowing:
+Using your keyboard arrow keys, move the cursor down a line or so, and press <e> (for edit) again, you should now be on the kernel line, and press <End> to go out to the very end of that line. Now hit the spacebar once, if necessary, to add a space, and then add one of the folllowing
 <pre>
 init=/bin/bash
@@ Line 13: / Line 14: @@
 init=/bin/sh
 </pre>
 Then press <Enter>, and you’re back at the kernel line, press <b> (for boot) and the computer will proceed to boot to a root prompt.
-At this point, the root file system is still mounted read-only, so enter the following command:
+At this point, the root file system is still mounted read-only, so enter the following command
 <pre>
 mount -n -o remount,rw /
 </pre>
 Then type:
 <pre>
 passwd
 </pre>
 Enter your new password. Retype if asked to confirm.
-Then restart the machine by typing:
+Then restart the machine by typing
 <pre>
 reboot
 </pre>
 Now you should be able to login with your new root password as required.
 [http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-reset-debian-root-password.html Source]