reset password from rd.break not working

[pvivek1085]

I am was unable to use the root password that i had reset by following the below  steps. I was getting login denied

1. On the Grub menu type e

2. edit the Linux16  with rd.break

3. hit Ctrl+x

4. mount -o rw,remount /sysroot

5.chroot /sysroot

6. passwd

7. Enter password again

8. echo / .autorelabel

[Fran_Garcia · Accepted solution]

In Step 8, you probably mean to either touch /.autorelabel , or echo "" > /.autorelabel . 

[pvivek1085]

oops.!!!

[Satyajit]

I tried on my system and touch /.autorelabel is worked well.

[Fran_Garcia]

glad it worked . Please consider tagging my reply as an answer to the original question, as to help future readers ...

Cheers!

[slopezh]

in my case when adding the rd.break on node 2 never allowed me to continue typing the rest I type ctlt+x and it was asking me for root passwoord

[Satyajit]

Can you please paste the steps and screenshot if possible? Also, can you please tell me the System Architecture (how many nodes or it is cluster of multiple nodes etc.)

[slopezh]

redhat 9 , and

1. On the Grub menu type e

2. edit the line that start with Linux and add in the end rd.break

3. hit Ctrl+x

4.- then it was asking me for root password

[Satyajit]

TBH, in my case it is working fine.

There might be other disk related encryption might be enabled or something.

[benlimanto]

I also exprience the same on delivering the RH134 courses, can anyone including @Tracy_Baker could confirm does on RHA VM on Cloud works?

There are chat happen around with Red Hat Employee on https://www.reddit.com/r/redhat/comments/v1tjay/strange_situation_root_password_reset_rhel_9/iapvlhf...

I can't use rd.break both on servera or even on workstation. I remember back in the day, this bug exist on 8.2 also... At that time, I still have workaround using

ro init=/bin/bash

on the linux grub line, as the lab still allow it, now I can't do it anymore.

Any help is appreciated