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Set Password for Single User Mode on Linux (CentOS / RHEL )

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 10, 2013

Setting Password for Single User Mode in Linux , adds security to Linux boxes. If some one access your server physically & reboot server and then tries to change root password from single user mode . In that case if password is set on single user mode , one has to first enter root password , then only can reset root password .

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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