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vps:resetpassword

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To reset the root password you need to follow these instructions

  • login to your user
  • click the vps control button for the vps in question
  • press remote access
  • mount the System Rescue CD 8.04-amd64 image
  • 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.
    
*   Type in "mount /dev/vda1 /mnt"
*   then type in "chroot /mnt"
*   Reset the password by typing in "passwd"
*   type in the following commands

exit umount /mnt reboot

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