https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/single-user-mode/m-p/3704174#M21210 I dont have the root password for a Fedora system. I need to boot into single user mode so I can change the root password. How can I do that? Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:34:23 GMT Nobody's Hero 2006-01-06T08:34:23Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/single-user-mode/m-p/3704174#M21210 I dont have the root password for a Fedora system. I need to boot into single user mode so I can change the root password. How can I do that? Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:34:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/single-user-mode/m-p/3704174#M21210 Nobody's Hero 2006-01-06T08:34:23Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/single-user-mode/m-p/3704175#M21211 When you boot the system, you will see the grub prompt, at the boot prompt, press any key to stop autoboot.<BR /><BR />Then select the kernel that you want to start.<BR /><BR />Press "a"<BR /><BR />Type "single"<BR /><BR />Press ENTER.<BR /><BR />All done, if the "a" command does not works, you need to enter a password for grub with the "p" command, if you don't know the password, you only option is to boot from the installation CD and type "linux rescue". Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:45:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/single-user-mode/m-p/3704175#M21211 Ivan Ferreira 2006-01-06T08:45:08Z