quickest way to reset root pwd 1

[froggger]

need to change root password on a system..tried changing /etc/shadow passwd field to NP but this did not work.

 

[edfair]

log as root
pw


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[Hemo]

if it's OpenServer, the command is passwd. substitute if needed.