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.. _password-recovery:
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#################
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Password Recovery
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Using the console, restart the VyOS router. The GRUB menu appears.
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Select the relevant option from the GRUB menu and press Enter.
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The option must start with “Lost password change.”
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.. figure:: /_static/images/password-recovery-01.png
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   :width: 600
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The stand-alone user-password recovery tool starts running and prompts 
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you to reset the local system user password.
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.. code-block:: console
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   Do you wish to reset the admin password? (y or n) 
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   y
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   Which admin account do you want to reset?[vyos]
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   my_username
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   Enter my_username password: 
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   Retype my_username password: 
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   System will reboot in 10 seconds...
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