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ResettingtheRootPassword(Optional)
Note: Evolution PBX is designed to be fully configured and maintained using the Web-
based Graphical User Interface (GUI). Advanced administrators may follow these steps
for access to the underlying systems. Please use caution with root access. Major changes
may impact Intuitive Voice Technology’s ability to diagnose and repair your system.
To Reset the Root Password
1. Boot up the server.
2. When the GRUB boot loader is displayed, press the up arrow key.
3. Type the letter “a” then type one space and the word “single” (i.e. type “a
single”) and press Enter.
Note: Don’t forget the space or it won’t work!
4. After Linux loads, type “passwd” into the command prompt that appears then
press Enter.
5. Type the password that you prefer for root then press Enter.
6. Reboot and allow the system to boot as normal.
7. When the server finishes booting, it will display the standard screen that says
“You will no longer need to do anything directly...”
8. Type “yourout” then press Enter.
9. Log in as root using the password that you set above.
10. Use Linux or log in to Asterisk by typing “asterisk -r.”