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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 following command to change on root:
    sudo -s
  7. create a subdir in the mount dir /mnt:
    mkdir /mnt/esxi