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Reset password for all linux distro

1. Boot from linux live CD like knoppix
2. Mount your linux partition
3. Edit file /mount_point/etc/shadow , delete second field for user root

Ex.
#mount /mnt/hda1
#pico /mnt/hda1/etc/shadow

Change from
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root:$1$772TdBW0$kit5gqo1byMuLo5JdYx6U0:12549:0:99999:7:::
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to
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root::12549:0:99999:7:::
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4. Save and reboot. Now your root don’t have a password