# Linux Root Password #linux #system-admin ## Fedora Edit Grub line by pressing `e` in the bootstrap screen. Add following options to the `linux` line. ``` rd.break enforcing=0 ``` This will boot the system into root shell. Mount the system root and `chroot` into it. ``` mount -o remount,rw /sysroot/ chroot /sysroot ``` Now use `passwd` to change the root password, or perform other maintenance tasks.