Oracle Linux - Forget, Forgot root password

Oracle Enterprise Linux forgot root password


1.Press F2 when the splash screen comes up
2.A GRUB screen will display
3.enter the letter 'e' (without single quotes)
4.Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the line for kernel
5.enter the letter 'e' again
6.You will see a command line
7.after the last word/character append a space and the word single (single mode)
8.Hit Enter
9.Make sure the cursor is on the kernal line
10.enter the letter 'b' (this will boot)
11.System will load into single mode
12.Enter passwd
13.Enter new password two times
14.Enter exit (this will reboot)
15.Test the new root password