{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blog - Silicon Cloud","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog","author_name":"William Carter","author_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/williamcarter\/","title":"What should I do if I forget the root password on Arch Linux?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"amRJQn5uyX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-should-i-do-if-i-forget-the-root-password-on-arch-linux\/\">What should I do if I forget the root password on Arch Linux?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-should-i-do-if-i-forget-the-root-password-on-arch-linux\/embed\/#?secret=amRJQn5uyX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What should I do if I forget the root password on Arch Linux?&#8221; &#8212; Blog - Silicon Cloud\" data-secret=\"amRJQn5uyX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"If you forget the root password for Arch Linux, you can reset it by following these steps: Reboot the computer and select Arch Linux during the booting process. Press any key on the keyboard when you see the guiding menu to stop the automatic guidance. Select to boot into recovery mode from the boot menu. [&hellip;]"}