Root Password Reset for Fedora Linux OS

Step1: Boot your server/VM/Machine into Recovery Mode:

• Restart your computer and wait for the GRUB bootloader screen to appear, use escape key to get the bootloader screen.
• Select the Fedora os as per the list you have installed, below example for your reference [DO NOT PRESS ENTER].

• NOW Press the “e” key to edit the boot options.
• Find the line starting with “linux” or “linux16” and append rd.break enforcing=0 to the end of that line. OR
• Append the line with rw init=/bin/bash

• Press Ctrl+X or F10 to boot with the modified options.

Step2: Next is to Remount the Filesystem in Read/Write Mode:

• After booting, you’ll be presented with a prompt. Enter the following commands:
• passwd