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How To Restore Your Linux Server Password in OVH Or Hetzner
are you loss your linux server root password and You can not log on to your server and your server in datacenter ovh or hetzner
don't worry
i will tell you step by step how to restore your root password ,
1- log into your datacenter control panel and boot your server in rescue mode
2- after your server booted see if your HDD is mounted or not (you can use df command)
3- if your HDD not mounted create new Directory and mount your / Partition
mkdir /root/myhdd
mount /dev/sda2 /root/myhdd
4- change you root directory
chroot /root/myhdd
5- Now You change your root Password :
passwd root
6- enter your new password and reboot server in normal mode
Have a Nice Day !
Thanked by 1PaddiM8
Comments
It's not always /dev/sda2 - also, I'd expect somebody with a dedicated server to know this (and to not 'forget' their root password either, honestly.)