Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Reset Forgotten Ubuntu Password [How To]
If you've forgotten your ubuntu user password, it is still possible to recover the account by resetting the password. The recovery mode option in the grub menu can be used to reset the ubuntu user password as this mode lets us drop to the root shell prompt.
To reset the password, first select the recovery mode from grub menu. And then you'll have to select the "Drop to shell prompt" option. Now you can simply reset your password by using the passwd command.
Replace yourusername field with your username for ubuntu login and then you'll be prompted twice for new password. Enter the new password and you're done. Just reboot the system and this will successfully reset the password and you'll be able to access your ubuntu account. I hope this helps. :)
To reset the password, first select the recovery mode from grub menu. And then you'll have to select the "Drop to shell prompt" option. Now you can simply reset your password by using the passwd command.
passwd <yourusername>
Replace yourusername field with your username for ubuntu login and then you'll be prompted twice for new password. Enter the new password and you're done. Just reboot the system and this will successfully reset the password and you'll be able to access your ubuntu account. I hope this helps. :)
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