.. post:: 2019.08.11
   :tags: howto,scaleway,hosting,password
   :category: hosting
   :author: vladan
   :location: Belgrade

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Reset lost password on Scaleway
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`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.

.. important::

    Use bootscript for this, not local boot.

Instances -> Select 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``.

.. code-block:: bash

   chroot /newroot
   passwd root

Exit the chroot shell and the post initrd shell, the boot should continue to
the VM.