How to Recover a Forgotten Password in Linux | Reset Root Password Using GRUB (Step-by-Step)
Forgot your Linux password? In this tutorial, you'll learn how to recover or reset a forgotten user or root password using GRUB in Linux. This step-by-step guide is beginner-friendly and works on most Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, and Fedora.
📌 In this video, you'll learn:
How to boot into GRUB recovery mode
Edit GRUB boot parameters
Mount the root filesystem in read/write mode
Reset the root or user password using the passwd command
Reboot and log in with your new password
💻 Supported Linux Distributions:
Ubuntu
Debian
CentOS
Rocky Linux
AlmaLinux
Fedora
RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This tutorial is intended for recovering passwords on systems you own or are authorized to administer.
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