Changing root password CentOS 7 VPS

[gentlemedia]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to change this password, because I don't know the password to login to my VPS (I've never had to set one as far as I know).
Antway... I'm following the steps from these tut https://www.liberiangeek.net/2014/09/reset-forgotten-root-password-centos-7-servers/

After the last step passwd root I get the message: Can't open /dev/null: No such file ot directory.

Now, I know what it says but have no clue what to do about it.
Also if you look between my console output and the one from the tut after I changed ro to rw init=/sysroot/bin/sh abd hitted Ctrl + X. I do miss all these OK messages at the top. I don't know why I didn't get those checks.

[rproffitt]

I read a few priors with https://www.google.com/search?q=Can't+open+%2Fdev%2Fnull%3A+No+such+file+or+directory. and here the first hit although not Centos did give some other commands to work around it. Specifically try the sudo mdadm at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/575333

Apparently this is a bug. I'd talk to your provider if they have a workaround (Redhat owns this?)

[gentlemedia]

Thanks, rprofitt!

I did a google too with that message and saw also some pages that siad it could be a bug.

I will definately contact the provider about this first thing in my morning which is around 12.00 am. I'm a nighthawk too!