Execute the following commands after you login to your server in rescue mode via SSH. parted -l  If you are using Softraid, your root partition will be /dev/mdX . Or if you are using Hardraid, your root partition will be /dev/sdX Then Mount this partition by typing the following command: mount /dev/partitionname /mnt Now run chroot command which will allow you to run your change password command: chroot /mnt When you chroot the command, response puts you in the server. Now run the commands on your system. After you finish, enter the following command to recover and change your root account password: passwd root Then You will be asked to change the password ( then retype it to confirm it) for the root account. After that’s done, you’ll have to change back the “Netboot” option in the Control Panel to “Boot on hard disk” and restart your server to function from hard disk.