Resetting the Root Password of RHEL-7 for encrypted devices
Issue
- Unable to reset root password by changing the shell. Below error messages appears on the screen. System is unable to drop us to requested shell.
[ OK ] Started Forward Password Requests to Plymouth.
- How to reset root password for encrypted devices.
- Forgot the root password for encrypted system, unable to reset with the normal shell method.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Encrypted system
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