This is what you need to reset CentOS root password on CentOS 8.x and 7 when you forgot it. To reset CentOS root password you don’t need anything just a simple boot will help you perform the entire process of resetting the lost password of CentOS Linux.

I’m testing this on a virtual machine. It works perfectly and I have reset CentOS Lost password with this method many times at home and work office. So try to not destroy your CentOS Linux server in a real network environment.

Reset CentOS Root Password

Note: This tutorial will only work if you have direct access to the machine or serial terminal access with boot menu options. You can’t reset the root password if you’re remotely connected since you need boot menu access.

1. For the first time when you boot your CentOS system, on the boot loading page, select the CentOS Linux (***) 7 or 8 (Core) and press “e” for editing the selected item.

It will allow you to edit the sysroot file for resetting the lost CentOS Linux password. Make sure you do all tasks correctly as you see on the screenshots.

2. Now, scroll down to the list until you see the line underlined below (ro). Just delete the selected yellow code and replaced with the next screenshot code.

3. Here you just need to do is change that “ro” to “rw” in order to start next into a bash shell. It should look like this “rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh“. See the screenshot as well.

4. After changing the code, press “Ctrl+X” on your keyboard to start into single-user mode using the bash shell specified above. In this mode, you are able to change the CentOS root password.

5. Finally, type “chroot /sysroot” command and press Enter. Next type “passwd root” to change the root password. Type the new password twice and press Enter.

On the final step, after creating the password, type the “touch /.autorelabel” command to update SELinux parameters. When done, exit and reboot the system. CentOS 8 root password default

That’s all you have to learn to reset CentOS 8.x root password default or change root password CentOS 8.x and 7 using the command line.

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If web hosting providers provide you Linux dedicated server or Linux Cloud VPS server without remote desktop enabled, you must follow this step by step video tutorial to configure XRDP on your Linux VPS server and controlling with GUI. This video totally shows the process to connect CentOS VPS via Remote Desktop using GUI.

Connect CentOS VPS via Remote Desktop

Before configuring remote desktop on any Linux VPS server, you must know that the VPS server comes with Linux core or server. These Linux doesn’t have a GUI or desktop environment.

You must install one of the Linux

Unity is Ubuntu’s default desktop environment. If you’ve installed Ubuntu using the standard installer, you’re probably using the Unity desktop right now.

GNOME was once the most popular Linux desktop environment. The GNOME 2.x series used by default on Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and most other big Linux distributions. It was a simple, relatively lightweight desktop environment.

The other KDE Desktop, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE, and Xmonad are also best for the Linux desktop environment. 

In the video tutorial, I have installed GNOME as a desktop environment on CentOS 7 VPS. So let’s see the entire process of how to connect CentOS VPS via Remote Desktop.

Linux Desktop Environment

A desktop environment typically consists of icons, windows, toolbars, folders, wallpapers and desktop widgets. A GUI might also provide drag and drop functionality and other features that make the desktop metaphor more complete. A desktop environment aims to be an intuitive way for the user to interact with the computer using concepts which are similar to those used when interacting with the physical world, such as buttons and windows.

Related: Linux Tips and Tricks.

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