Reset root password on RHEL7

Start by booting until the GRUB2 menu appears then edit the boot loader menu with the e key. Find the line beginning with linux and make then follow these steps.

  1. add rd.break
  2. run mount -o remount,rw /sysroot
  3. run chroot /sysroot
  4. run passwd
  5. run touch /.autorelabel
  6. exit chroot
  7. run mount -o remount,ro /sysroot
  8. exit resuce mode

Login with the password set in step 4 after rebooting.

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