Reset Debian Root Password

Boot to bash prompt as root:

1. Reboot system
2. Highlight "single-user mode" in GRUB menu and press "e" to edit
3. Highlight "kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6...." and press "e" to edit
4. Add "init=/bin/bash" and press
5. Press "b" to reboot

In bash prompt and mount file system as read/write:

1. mount -o remount,rw /

In bash prompt and change root password:

1. passwd