Linux machine password reset

Once in a while we also forget some passwords. This procedure will give you full root access. Needless to say – be careful.

There are quite a few methods to achieve same results. Assuming linux machine is bootable, this is the quickest and easiest:

Select Rescue mode during initial  linux boot
Remount with read/write privileges
mount -rw -o remount /

To reset password type this
passwd <username>…