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You do not need to be in single-user mode to change the root password.<br />
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As root, just run<br />
passwd root<br />
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and provide the new password twice.<br />
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You do not need to be in single-user mode to change the root password.

As root, just run
passwd root

and provide the new password twice.



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That is what I have mentioned clearly . It is not letting me change the password even at the # prompt (single user mode)
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That is what I have mentioned clearly . It is not letting me change the password even at the # prompt (single user mode)

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You asked how to do it. &nbsp;The response answered that question.<br />
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If that is not working then something not working as designed and more information needs to be provided. &nbsp;Can you provide additional information about what is happening?<br />
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Are you getting an error?<br />
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Is it going through the process, but the new password is not working?<br />
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Please expand on what you are you doing and seeing.
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You asked how to do it.  The response answered that question.

If that is not working then something not working as designed and more information needs to be provided.  Can you provide additional information about what is happening?

Are you getting an error?

Is it going through the process, but the new password is not working?

Please expand on what you are you doing and seeing.

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Hi <br />
I am running Solaris 10 in my vmware in a x86 machine. I need to reset root's password.<br />
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How do I do it ? I have tried to go to single user mode by typing &quot;single&quot; .... though it lands me to # prompt, i cannot change password of root...<br />
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how do i do it ?<br />
Thanks
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Hi 
I am running Solaris 10 in my vmware in a x86 machine. I need to reset root's password.

How do I do it ? I have tried to go to single user mode by typing "single" .... though it lands me to # prompt, i cannot change password of root...

how do i do it ?
Thanks

resetting root password

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Today, it is a modern OS with many commercial flavors and licensees, including FreeBSD, Hewlett-Packard’s UX, IBM AIX and Apple Mac OS-X. Apart from its command-line interface, most UNIX variations support the standardized X Window System for GUIs, with the exception of the Mac OS, which uses a proprietary system.