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To reset the CentOS root password:
1. **Restart CentOS** and access the GRUB menu.
2. Press **`e`** to edit the GRUB boot entry.
3. Find the line starting with `linux` or `linux16`.
4. Append **`rd.break`** at the end of the line.
5. Press **Ctrl+X** to boot into emergency mode.
6. Remount the root filesystem:
```bash
mount -o remount,rw /sysroot
```
7. Switch to the new root environment:
```bash
chroot /sysroot
```
8. Reset the password:
```bash
passwd root
```
9. Relabel the filesystem:
```bash
touch /.autorelabel
```
10. Exit and reboot:
```bash
exit
reboot
```