How do I find my root password?

What happens if I forgot the root password?

Enter the following: mount -o remount rw /sysroot and then hit ENTER. Now type chroot /sysroot and hit enter. This will change you into the sysroot (/) directory, and make that your path for executing commands. Now you can simply change the password for root using the passwd command.

What is the default password for root user?

By default root does not have a password and the root account is locked until you give it a password.

Is root password Same as user password?

Root is an unparalleled special account, your user account is just an arbitrary user account (likely set up with admin privileges by default). The user password is associated only with the user account, but can likely be used to perform root-level tasks by using sudo .

How do I get into root without password?

you can also do “sudo su” which will give you the root shell without the password. where “user” is your real user name. then all commands that you need to run as root can be preceded with “sudo” and it will run with root privileges. you can also do “sudo su” which will give you the root shell without the password.