Objective
Resetting the root password in RHEL7/CentOS7/Scientific Linux 7
Requirements
RHEL7 / CentOS7 / Scientific Linux 7
Difficulty
MODERATE
Instructions
Things have changed in the RHEL7 world and so has the preferred way of resetting the root password. Although the old way of interrupting the boot process (init=/bin/bash) still works, it is no longer bulletproof and recommended.
‘Systemd’ uses ‘rd.break’ to interrupt the boot. Let’s have a quick walk through the whole procedure.