:lastproofread: 2025-11-19

.. _password-recovery:

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Password Recovery
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Using the console, restart the VyOS router. The GRUB menu appears.
Select the relevant option from the GRUB menu, then press **Enter**.
The option must begin with *Lost password change.*

.. figure:: /_static/images/password-recovery-01.png
   :width: 600

The stand-alone user-password recovery tool runs and prompts you to reset the
local system user password.

.. code-block:: console

   Do you wish to reset the admin password? (y or n) 
   y
   Which admin account do you want to reset?[vyos]
   my_username
   Enter my_username password: 
   Retype my_username password: 
   System will reboot in 10 seconds...