# forget root password

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**Category:** SLED Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [November 27, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/forget-root-password/24811 "2013-11-27T02:13:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmigroup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@cmigroup](https://forums.suse.com/u/cmigroup)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/forget-root-password/24811/1 "2013-11-27T02:13:40Z")

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I’m running SLED 11 SP1 and i have forgotten the root’s password, how to refind it or/and reset the password…

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:** [November 27, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/forget-root-password/24811/2 "2013-11-27T03:07:54Z")

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> On Wed 27 Nov 2013 12:14:02 AM CST, cmigroup wrote:
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> I’m running SLED 11 SP1 and i have forgotten the root’s password, how  
> to refind it or/and reset the password…
> 
> Thanks

Hi  
At the boot screen (grub) in the options field enter;

```auto
init=/bin/bash
```

This should get you to the root prompt #, run the command;

```auto
passwd
```

This will reset, then reboot the system.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)  
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default  
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