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 To reset the root password you need to follow these instructions
-  - login to your user
+  *   login to your user
-  - click the vps control button for the vps in question
+  *   click the vps control button for the vps in question
-  - press remote access
+  *   press remote access
-  - mount the System Rescue CD 8.04-amd64 image
+  *   mount the System Rescue CD 8.04-amd64 image
-  - go into the console below and type in "fdisk -l"
+  *   go into the console below and type in "fdisk -l"
-  - This lists all disks and partitions. Your root partition is typically something like /dev/vda1 or /dev/nvme0n1p2.
+This lists all disks and partitions. Your root partition is typically something like /dev/vda1 or /dev/nvme0n1p2.
-  - Type in "mount /dev/vda1 /mnt"
+  *   Type in "mount /dev/vda1 /mnt"
-  - then type in "chroot /mnt"
+  *   then type in "chroot /mnt"
-  - Reset the password by typing in "passwd"
+  *   Reset the password by typing in "passwd"
-  - type in the following commands
+  *   type in the following commands
-  *   exit
+exit && umount /mnt && reboot
-  *   umount /mnt
-  *   reboot