ubuntu 6.10 login and password

[Dale]

Hi Pat,

If you press 'Esc' as the computer is going through 'grub' you'll get
a kernel selection to boot into, choose the 'recovery' kernel. This
will boot you into 'root' user in terminal mode.

at the prompt type 'passwd <user>' and press enter.  This will allow
you to change your password to your user account.

After you have done that type 'shutdown -r now' this will reboot the
computer for you and just let it run through so you can login
normally.

Regards
Dale

On Feb 9, 2008 9:34 PM,  <p_mccluskey at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi There,
>
> I installed ubuntu 6.10 on one of my pc's a few months ago.
>
> I have no recollection of setting a login and password but now when it boots
> up it asks for a login and a password?
>
> I have tried all my usual combinations with success.
>
> Is there any way around this or do I have to reformat and reinstall?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pat.
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