Viskubrunnur 1984

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To reset the root password you need to follow these instructions

1. login to your user
2. click the vps control button for the vps in question
3. press remote access
4. mount the System Rescue CD 8.04-amd64 image
5. 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.

1. Type in “mount /dev/vda1 /mnt”
2. then type in “chroot /mnt”
3. Reset the password by typing in “passwd”
4. type in the following commands

• exit
• umount /mnt
• reboot