[ubuntu-in] How to find / reset user password in Ubuntu

[Linux Lingam]

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 6:52 AM, ram sri <sri_har_11 at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> If you forgot you password for your ubuntu system you can recover using the
> following steps
>
> Turn your computer on.
>
> Press ESC at the grub prompt.
>
> Press e for edit.
>
> Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, press e
>
> Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash
>
> press enter, then press b to boot your system.
>
> Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.
>
> Type in passwd username
>
> Set your password.
>
> Type in reboot

which is why i have always password-protected the grub,
and password-protected the cmos-settings as well.

of course, anyone can still reset the password.
the game never ends. i usually stop after trying to thwart
casual, walk-in pranksters.
regards
niyam