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.. post:: 2019.08.11
.. post:: 2019.09.11
:tags: howto,scaleway,hosting,password
:category: hosting
:author: vladan
:location: Belgrade
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Reset lost password on Scaleway
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Reset root password on a scaleway instance
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`These are the supported boot options
<https://github.com/scaleway/initrd/tree/master/Linux#boot-options>`_ on
Scaleway, managed through instance tags.
The [serial] console doesn't work with Firefox, so install Chromium.
The serial console doesn't work with Firefox, but works fine with Chromium.
.. important::
Use boot script for this, not local boot.
Instances -> Select Your Instance -> Advanced Settings.
Navigate to Instances -> [Your Instance] -> Advanced Settings.
Make sure only ``INITRD_POST_SHELL=1`` is present in tags.
Reboot instance. You'll get a shell with the volume mounted in ``/newroot``.
Reboot the instance. You'll get a shell with the rootfs volume of the VM you're
restoring the password mounted in ``/newroot``, e.g:
.. code-block:: bash
chroot /newroot
passwd root
Exit the chroot shell and the post initrd shell, the boot should continue to
the VM.
Exit the chroot shell and the post initrd shell, the boot process will
continue, loading the updated rootfs.