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→Part 2: Booting into Single-User Mode
#Select Open Virtual Machine, and select the VM called c7host on your Solid State Drive.
#Launch your '''c7host''' machine, and login as as a regular user.
#Boot-up your '''centos1''' VM. '''when When the Grub Boot menu appears''', press the letter <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">e</span></code></b> (for "edit").
#Using your arrow keys, scroll to next screen to '''linux''', or '''linux16''', or '''linux-efi''' command and type the word <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">single</span></code></b> as an argument after '''quiet''' (see diagram for reference) and then press <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">ctrl-x</span></code></b> to boot.
#The system should boot into text-based mode. Enter your '''root''' password.
[[Image:grub2_3.png|thumb|right|600px|Add '''rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh''' as shown and then press '''ctrl-x''' to boot into single user no root password mode]]
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===Part 3: Resetting Forgotten Root Password===