{"id":26440,"date":"2018-04-17T05:15:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T10:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=26440"},"modified":"2022-12-08T04:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:34:31","slug":"how-to-change-root-password-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the root Password in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_28647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28647\" style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Change Root Password in Linux\" width=\"742\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to Change Root Password in Linux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Change-Root-Password-Linux.jpg\" alt=\"Change Root Password Linux\" width=\"102\" height=\"130\" \/>In today&#8217;s tutorial, we will show you how to change the root password in Linux. The root account on a Linux machine is the highest authority account on the system. It has control over everything, can delete and modify anything, and has permission to run any program. Simply put, the root account can do anything that the system supports. Typically, casual users never need to use the root account, while more experienced users need the root account more often, especially if they spend a large amount of their time at a terminal. So, even if you don\u2019t use the root account much, it helps to put a more secure password so that malicious users don\u2019t log into the root account and wreak havoc on your system.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to change your root password on various Linux distributions. We will go over the process of changing the root password for Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, and Fedora. All of these are fairly simple to do, and won\u2019t take much time to complete. Let\u2019s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ccb8ac8855\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ccb8ac8855\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux\/#How-to-Change-the-Root-Password-in-Ubuntu\" title=\"How to Change the Root Password in Ubuntu\">How to Change the Root Password in Ubuntu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux\/#How-to-change-the-root-password-on-CentOS\" title=\"How to change the root password on CentOS\">How to change the root password on CentOS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux\/#How-to-change-the-root-password-on-Debian\" title=\"How to change the root password on Debian\">How to change the root password on Debian<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-change-root-password-in-linux\/#How-to-change-the-root-password-on-Fedora\" title=\"How to change the root password on Fedora\">How to change the root password on Fedora<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-Change-the-Root-Password-in-Ubuntu\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Change-Root-Password-Ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"Change Root Password Ubuntu\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>How to Change the Root Password in Ubuntu<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Changing your root password on Ubuntu 16.04 (this works on other versions, along with any Ubuntu server version) is very easy. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Method 1: Through a terminal, while booted (Must have other accounts on the machine)<\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"s1\">Step 1: Open a Terminal. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This can be done by either pressing Ctrl+Alt+T, or by finding the Terminal program using the search function. If it\u2019s a VPS or a server, simply SSH in like you normally would. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 2: Enter the password change command.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This command is what will allow you to change your root password. First, however, you will need to enter the password of your user account in order to authenticate the change. Of course, this assumes that your account is in the sudoers list, which essentially means that your account is an administrator account. If it is not, you will have to change your password using the second method. <\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">sudo -i passwd<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It will then ask you to enter a new UNIX password, and once you enter it, will ask you to repeat the password. Once this is done, you will have successfully changed the password of the root user. Now all you have to do is log out of your regular account and just log in using the \u201croot\u201d username. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There is also a second, more advanced method that can be used if you only had a root account on your ubuntu machine, or if any other accounts are unable to use the sudo command. This method uses grub to get past the operating system altogether, and allows you to change the password of the root user without needing to know any passwords.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Method 2: Grub (No account needed)<\/h3>\n<h4>Step 1: Enter the grub options screen.<\/h4>\n<p>Restart your machine. If Ubuntu is your only operating system on the machine, then hold shift after the bios screen passes to enter the operating system selection menu. If you have more than one operating system on your machine, then this menu shows up automatically. Press the &#8216;e&#8217; key to enter the grub options screen for ubuntu.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 2: Edit the grub option.<\/h4>\n<p>When in the editing menu, scroll down to the line starting with the word &#8220;linux&#8221;, and append the following to the end of the line:<\/p>\n<pre>exec \/sbin\/init<\/pre>\n<p>Now press Ctrl+X to boot with this new configuration.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 3: Change the root password.<\/h4>\n<p>Changing the root password is now possible. Execute the &#8220;passwd&#8221; command, and enter your new password &#8211; re-enter it when prompted. Your root password has now been changed. Simply use the &#8220;reboot&#8221; command, or if that doesn&#8217;t work, use the following command to restart your system to its normal state:<\/p>\n<pre>exec \/sbin\/init<\/pre>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-change-the-root-password-on-CentOS\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Change-Root-Password-CentOS.jpg\" alt=\"Change Root Password CentOS\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>How to change the root password on CentOS<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This tutorial focuses on CentOS 7 &#8211; the procedure for a password reset actually differs between CentOS 7 and previous versions of CentOS, which is why we will only focus on the latest version. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Resetting your root password is not as easy on CentOS as it is on Ubuntu. There are more steps, and each command must be correct, so be careful with your commands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 1: Enter the grub options screen.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is done by either restarting your machine, or by starting it if it was already off. When the CentOS boot screen appears, press \u2018e\u2019 to enter the grub options menu. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 2: Edit the grub option.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Scroll down to the line starting with \u201clinux\u201d or \u201clinux16\u201d. Replace the word \u201cro\u201d with \u201crw init=\/sysroot\/bin\/sh\u201d. Then press Ctrl+X at the same time to boot using this configuration. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 3: Access the filesystem.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Using the command \u201cchroot \/sysroot\u201d, we are able to access and perform commands on the filesystem as if we were booted into the operating system. We need to do this in order to access the \u201cpasswd\u201d command.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 4: Change your root password.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Enter the command \u201cpasswd root\u201d to change your root password. It will ask you to confirm the password, which is where you will enter your new password again. Once done, proceed to the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 5: Fixing the \/etc\/shadow file (SELinux only)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you have SELinux disabled, skip this step. If you do not have SELinux disabled, enter the following command to make sure the new \/etc\/shadow file that was created when you changed your password is accepted as the new file:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">touch \/.autorelabel<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After this is done, simply type \u201cexit\u201d, followed by another \u201cexit\u201d. If your machine hangs\/freezes, just reset your machine. While rebooting, it may take a few minutes for the auto relabeling to occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Once you reboot, you should be able to now login as the root user with your new root password!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-change-the-root-password-on-Debian\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Change-Root-Password-Debian.jpg\" alt=\"Change Root Password Debian\" width=\"96\" height=\"120\" \/>How to change the root password on Debian<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Changing your root password on Debian is similar to the method used for changing it on CentOS &#8211; however, this will work on most versions of Debian. NOTE: If something on your system does not look like what we describe in this tutorial, then you should stop &#8211; you may cause your system to become unbootable. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 1: Enter the grub options screen.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Do this by restarting your system and pressing \u2018e\u2019 once the boot screen shows up. Proceed to the next step when done.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 2: Edit your grub configuration.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Scroll down to the line that starts with \u201clinux\u201d, and go to the end of that line, either by pressing the END key on your keyboard, or by manually scrolling to the end of the line. Enter the following to boot into the \u2018#\u2019 prompt:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">init=\/bin\/sh<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Don\u2019t forget to have a blank space between the previous arguments and the new argument that you just wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 3: Mount the filesystem.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Enter the next command to mount your root filesystem in the read\/write mode. This is needed in order to be able to edit the root password:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">mount -o remount rw \/<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Once done, proceed to the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 4: Change your root password.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Simply enter the \u201cpasswd\u201d command to change your root password. Enter, then re-enter your new password when prompted. When done, just reboot your system by using the \u201creboot\u201d or \u201cexit\u201d command. If it hangs\/freezes on this screen, just reset your machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-change-the-root-password-on-Fedora\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Change-Root-Password-Fedora.jpg\" alt=\"Change Root Password Fedora\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>How to change the root password on Fedora<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fedora has two methods for resetting the root account\u2019s password. One way is through a terminal and an administrator account, and the other way is through a similar method of resetting that was done with CentOS or Debian, involving grub. Here are the steps you need to take to reset your password for both methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Method 1: Terminal while booted (Must have other accounts on the machine)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">DISCLAIMER: The account with which you log in normally has to be able to execute sudo commands in order to be able to log in as the root account. Otherwise, this will not work, and method 2 will be the only way to reset the root password.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 1: Open a terminal.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Open your menu and search for \u2018Terminal\u2019. Open it. SSH into your machine if it is a server or a VPS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 2: Escalate your terminal session to the root account.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Enter the following command to escalate your terminal session to the root account (this will only work if your user account is on the sudoers\/administrators list):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">sudo su<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Enter your user account\u2019s password, and you should be logged in as the root account.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 3: Change the password.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Changing the password now is a piece of cake &#8211; just use the \u201cpasswd\u201d command to change the password as you normally would with any other user account. When done, simply execute the \u201cexit\u201d command to end your session as the root account.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Method 2: Grub (No account needed) <\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 1: Enter the grub options menu.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Restart your machine, then press \u2018e\u2019 when choosing an operating system to enter the grub menu. Once in, search for the line starting with \u201clinux\u201d, \u201clinux16\u201d, or \u201clinuxefi\u201d. Go to the end of the line and add the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">rw init=\/bin\/bash<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Then press Ctrl+X to boot into the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 2: Change the password for the root user account.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now all that needs to be done is to execute the \u201cpasswd\u201d command, which will output something similar to this:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Changing password for user root.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"s1\">New password: _<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Just enter your new password, then enter it again to confirm. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Step 3: Fix the SELinux context of the \/etc\/shadow file. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Like the CentOS guide, you need to run the auto label script in order to have your password change take effect. This is done by executing the following command:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">touch \/.autorelabel<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can now reboot your machine either by executing the following command:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\/sbin\/reboot -f<\/span><\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This first reboot while relabeling will take a while. When you finish rebooting, your new password will be what logs you into the root account.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/changing-the-root-password-in-Linux.jpg\" alt=\"changing the root password in Linux\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>If you use one of our Linux <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\">VPS hosting<\/a> services, you can simply ask our technical support via live chat to change your root password on any Linux distribution your server is running on. They are available 24\/7 and will change the root password of your Linux machine in less than five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this post on how to change the root password on Linux, please share it with your friends via social media. 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