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Source: https://community.online.net/t/reset-root-password-via-console/1724/3

I solved this problem, found a hint here: https://github.com/scaleway/initrd/tree/master/Linux 184.

Here is what I did:

  1. Edit the “Tags” field in the server definition and add “INITRD_POST_SHELL=1” as one (or the only) tag.
  2. Reboot the server
  3. Wait until you get a shell
  4. Run: chroot /newroot
  5. Change your password using passwd passwd root
  6. CTRL-d to resume booting.
  7. Test your new password.
  8. Remove “INITRD_POST_SHELL=1” from your tags

I still managed to do it! What's the problem: I have an old version of ubuntu (16.04 lst xenial), just adding a tag was not enough. What I did before proceeding with the algorithm described above:

open the console and go to the instance settings advanced settings -> boot mode -> use bootscript -> select "x86_64 longterm 4.14 latest" -> save after that, proceed to the algorithm described at the very beginning of the discussion: add the tag INITRD_POST_SHELL=1, overview - > console, reboot instance, change the password in the terminal that opens after the system boots, and so on.

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