XenServer: How to reset your root password ?

Today, I will show you how to reset your root password on your XenServer.

Change the root password to XenServer 6.1

Firstly, you should migrate your virtual machine on an other server, then restart it.
At the boot screen, you will see "SYSLINUX 4.02 ... Boot:", write to the next "menu.c32" / the keyboard is qwerty.

Secondly, you can see a blue window. Move to "xe-serial" and press "tab"

Now, you can read command line start with "mboot.c32.....". You have to change this part of the line "xencons=hvc console=hvc0" and write "console= ttySO,115200n8 single".
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After

And press "Enter", the server continue the starting process.
Then you can see the command line interface, write "passwd" to change your root password

And it's done.

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