Password question.

[Steven Vollom]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> Bruce Marshall wrote:
>>     
>>> On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>       
>>>> When I changed my password this morning, I opened SystemSettings>
>>>> AboutMe, and changed my password.  I assume that is the root
>>>> password.
>>>>         
>>> NO!!
>>>       
>> What do I do now.  Can I get into Adept Package Manager?  Can I get
>> into my computer if I shut it off?  Can I reverse what happened when I
>> tried xhost +?  With help can I get back to 'em' as my password?  Or do
>> I have to format and reinstall?
>>     
>
> Either you have changed your own password or the one for root. If I 
> understand it right what you wrote, you now have either the 37 character 
> password or "em" for root and / or yourself.
>   
It is the 37.  And I cannot live with that.
> And just loosing the password is no reason to reinstall. Use the recovery 
> mode of the grub menu and then you can get a root shell to set a new 
> password: <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword>
>   
I don't have a lost password, I have one that I can only do about once a 
day.  It can take from 3 to 5 attempts before I can type it in error 
free.  Any slower and I lose my place.  It is a random gibberish that 
doesn't relate to anything and requires a rhythm to type.  My short 
finger screws it up.

Bruce, if I do this Grub Menu thing, can I get 'em' back?
>
> Nils
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