Reset a Linode's root password

Resets the root password for this Linode.

• Your Linode must be shut down for a password reset to complete.
• If your Linode has more than one disk (not counting its swap disk), run the Reset a disk root password operation to update a specific disk's root password.
• A password_reset event is generated when a root password reset is successful.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need permissions, based on the model you're using:

• Identity and access permissions. Your user needs a role with these permissions. Learn more.

  • Permissions: password_reset_linode

• OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.

  • Scopes: linodes:read_write

CLI

linode-cli linodes linode-reset-password 123 a$eCure4assw0rd!43v51

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