1. Boot server from the installation CD.
2. Then select any installation method or Rescue System.
3. At the first installation screen when selecting language, press ctrl-alt-f2 to open a virtual console.
Note: If you selected Rescue System, select your keyboard language and then a Rescue Login prompt should appear. Login as root.
4. Type
fdisk -l
to list the partitions. Locate the Linux root partition.
5. Type
mount /dev/sda4 /mnt
(replace sda4 with the device name for the Linux root partition identified in the previous step).
6. Run
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
to make the device files available (this is needed for access to the urandom device which may be used by the passwd command below).
7. Enter
chroot /mnt
8. Now enter
passwd root
and reset the root password.
9. Type
exit
to leave the chroot environment.
10. Unmount the filesystem with
umount /mnt
11. Reboot the system.
