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How delete root login password

  1. download the GParted live boot iso and create a CD or USB Stick
  2. reboot server and boot from iso
  3. the GParted window show the partitions on the server
  4. /dev/sda5 is the first esxi partition
  5. open a terminal
  6. enter
    sudo -s

    to change to root

  7. create a subdir in the mount dir /mnt with
    mkdir /mnt/esxi