[ubuntu-uk] Password resetting

[Keith Bowerman]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.21.0507240935510.25721-100000 at starsky.19inch.net>,
   Paul Sladen <ubuntu at paul.sladen.org> wrote:
> find the password hash in '/etc/shadow' and delete it

Thanks Paul and Ralph,

Most of what you advise is somewhat over my head.  However, I can access
Ubuntu from Xandros but, although I can open /etc/shadow, I couldn't find
"the password hash" (and I'm not really sure what you mean by that
phrase).  My user name is shown, followed by a lot of random looking
symbols, but having played about with that, I am still in the same
situation.

Is there anything else you can tell me?

Many thanks,


Keith.

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Keith Bowerman,
Prestwood, South Staffordshire, England

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