Changing the GRUB Account Password

To change the GRUB account password on a compute server:

1. Log in to the compute server as root.
2. Use the following command:

   # grub-md5-crypt 
   

   The system prompts for a new password twice.

3. Copy the string generated by grub-md5-crypt to the copy buffer.
4. Open the /boot/grub/grub.conf file in a text editor and locate the password setting. It looks similar to the following:

   password --md5 hashed_string
   

5. Replace the existing hashed string with the one copied from the grub-md5-crypt command output.
6. Save the file.