# After changed root password couldnt access

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/after-changed-root-password-couldnt-access/45726>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/after-changed-root-password-couldnt-access/45726 "2025-07-21T14:14:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bbeter\_sap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/bbeter_sap/32/12090_2.png) [@bbeter\_sap](https://forums.suse.com/u/bbeter_sap)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/after-changed-root-password-couldnt-access/45726/1 "2025-07-21T14:14:09Z")

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Hi  
after changed root password from terminal using passwd command ,it changed but when i am trying to access ,password wrong .

kindly advice .  
thanks

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/after-changed-root-password-couldnt-access/45726/2 "2025-07-21T17:25:21Z")

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@bbeter_sap Hi and welcome to the Forum 😃  
Have a look here [https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000015925](https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000015925)

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**Author:** ![bbeter\_sap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/bbeter_sap/32/12090_2.png) [@bbeter\_sap](https://forums.suse.com/u/bbeter_sap)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/after-changed-root-password-couldnt-access/45726/3 "2025-07-22T08:26:42Z")

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yes ,i already did it ,after i change it successfully .  
the new password didn’t work!!!

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/after-changed-root-password-couldnt-access/45726/4 "2025-07-22T11:56:11Z")

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@bbeter_sap Could be a locale and keyboard setup in rescue mode compared to running mode?

You could try this [https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Recover\_root\_password#INIT\_or\_/bin/bash\_mode](https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Recover_root_password#INIT_or_/bin/bash_mode)