[lubuntu-users] I've Lost My Desktop Menus

[Eric Bradshaw]

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2) I can't access a terminal, because the alternate command to do it, ctl, alt., F1, requires me to input my username and password,.....but I can't remember them.

I found some solutions in Google, but they don't seem to work.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated (I'm fairly new to Linux (Ubuntu), so not really familiar with all the command, etc.

Thanks!

Georgia & Pat

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Georgia & Pat,

You've got some great advice already about how to get those *Desktop Menus* back. My post will be about how to get your username back and get your password reset (to something you'll remember). Note: I'll use brackets [ ] to show a keyboard key.

To change the password for a Lubuntu user, you must boot, or re-boot into Recovery Mode. Note: Lubuntu is referred to in GRUB as "Ubuntu."

1. Upon booting, or re-booting the computer; hold the [Shift] key down until you see the Boot Menu (GRUB).

2. Arrow down to Advanced Options for Ubuntu[Enter]

3. On the second GRUB page, arrow down to Ubuntu, with Linux X.X.XX-XX-generic (recovery mode)[Enter]
Note: if there is more than one recovery mode line, select the top (latest) one.

4. Arrow down to Drop to a root shell prompt[Enter]

5. Hit [Enter] for maintenance

6. Type: mount -o rw,remount /
Note: this will make your hard disk drive *read-write* instead of read-only.

7. To see your username, type: ls /home[Enter]

8. Type: passwd username[Enter]
Note: username is your username you found in step 7. Also notice no "r" or "o" in that word passwd. 

9. Without asking for the old password, Lubuntu will prompt you for the new password, then press [Enter]. After you've typed in the new password once, Lubuntu will ask you to retype the password. Press [Enter]. Notes: The minimum password length is 4 characters and you *won't* see your password as you type it (but, Lubuntu will alert you if they don't match).

10. Type: sync[Enter]

11. Type: reboot -f[Enter]

That's it!

Eric
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