It may be possible to reset the root password by booting into single user mode, something like this: https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/ResetRootPassword -- Eremey -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Elio Fabri Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 3:50 To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Recovering root password Hi all, I need help (at lest a link) as to how to recover my root password. I'm using SL6.2. The password I remember by heart is no longer accepted, neither for the su command nor for sudo. Thx -- Elio Fabri