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include::{partialsdir}/unreviewed-message.adoc[]
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- Setting up a root password is one of the steps when installing Fedora.
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- If you forget, or lose, the root password, there are two common methods to reset it:
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+ Installing Fedora requires a root password be set up.
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+ There are two common methods to reset the root password if it is forgotten or lost.
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* In Rescue Mode
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====
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- Changing passwords as root does not prompt for the old password.
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+ Changing passwords as root will not prompt for the old password.
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====
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While booting the system the xref:bootloading-with-grub2.adoc[GRUB2] menu will be displayed.
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To boot the system into rescue mode using `bash` follow these steps:
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- . Use the arrow keys to select the boot entry you want to edit
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+ . Select the boot entry you wish to edit with the arrow keys.
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- . Press *e* to edit that entry
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+ . Select the entry you with to edit by pressing *E*.
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- . Use the arrow keys to go to the line that starts with `linux`, `linux16`, or `linuxefi`
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+ . Use the arrow keys to go to select the line `linux`, `linux16`, or `linuxefi`.
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- . Go the the end of that line, add a space then type `rw init=/bin/bash`.
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+ . Go the the end of that line and include a space and the following `rw init=/bin/bash`.
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+ [Note]
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+ ====
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If your disk is encrypted, you may need to add `plymouth.enable=0`
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-
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- . Press *Ctrl-x* or *F10* to boot that entry
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+ ====
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+ . Press *Ctrl-x* or *F10* to boot the entry
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. Run the command:
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+
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+
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- It will prompt you to enter the new root password twice.
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+ You will be prompted to enter the new root password twice.
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. Restore the SELinux context and permissions with:
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+
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----
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- The system may take a while to boot as SELinux will be relabeling its permissions on the filesystem.
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+ The system may take a moment to boot while SELinux rebuilds it's permissions on the filesystem.
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If you see the Plymouth boot screen you can press the `ESC` key on your keyboard to view the SELinux progress.
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Once it is complete, your system is ready and your root password has been successfully changed.
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- . Boot the Live installation media and choose `Try Fedora`
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+ . Boot the Live installation media and choose `Try Fedora`.
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- . From the desktop, open a terminal and switch to root using `su` (it won't ask for a password)
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+ . From the desktop, open a terminal and switch to root using `su` (the system will not ask for a password).
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- . To view your hard drive device nodes, in the terminal type: `df -H`.
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+ . To view your hard drive device nodes, enter `df -H` into the terminal.
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For this example we will use `/dev/sda1` for the `/boot` partition and `/dev/sda2` for the root `/` partition.
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+
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If you are using LVM partitions, type: `sudo lvscan` and note the `/dev` path of your root partition.
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ankursinha commented 2 years ago
This isn't the case any more. From F35+, anaconda (the installer) suggests that the root password should be left locked. See here for details:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Users_are_admins_by_default_in_Anaconda
So perhaps it can be tweaked to something like "A root password may be set up while installing Fedora Linux, although it is now suggested to leave the root account locked and use
sudo".