🔧 Resetting the Root Password on Debian

If you've forgotten the root password on your Debian system, you can reset it by following these steps:

If your system is running, restart it.

As the system begins to boot, you should see the GRUB menu.
If it doesn’t appear automatically, hold the Shift key during startup until it does.

• Use the arrow keys to highlight the default boot option (usually the first one).

• Press e to edit the boot entry.

• Locate the line starting with linux.

• Navigate to the end of this line, add a space, and append the following:

  init=/bin/bash

Press Ctrl + X (or F10 on some systems) to boot using the modified parameters.
This will launch a minimal shell environment.

Once at the shell prompt, make the root filesystem writable:

Now reset the root password:

Enter your new password when prompted and confirm it.

After updating the password, reboot:

Your system will restart normally, and you should now be able to log in as root with your new password.