Reset Root Password Linux Mint

October 26, 2026 · by Zwiegnet Consulting · Linux, Security

Reset Root Password Linux Mint

Reset Root Password Linux Mint

we’ve all been there. Reboot Linux Mint.

Hold the Shift Key (that will get you into the grub menu)

Linux Mint root password reset: Hold the Shift Key (that will get you into the grub menu)

press the “e” key to get into boot params

Linux Mint root password reset: press the “e” key to get into boot params

replace the text where the arrow is ($vt_handoff) to init=/bin/bash

Linux Mint root password reset: replace the text where the arrow is ($vt_handoff) to init=/bin/bash

Now Press F10 to continue the boot

Linux Mint root password reset: Press F10 to continue the boot

from here we need to mount our root partition

Linux Mint root password reset: we need to mount our root partition

mount -o remount,rw /

Linux Mint root password reset: mount -o remount,rw /

issue the passwd root command

Enter new password

Linux Mint root password reset: Enter new password

issue the sync command so that changes are synced to OS, and reboot

reboot -f

Linux Mint root password reset: reboot -f

login, and make sure you can SU to root with success.

That’s it!

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