[ubuntu-uk] Forgot his password after installing Ubuntu

[Michael Wood]

Robin Menneer wrote:
> I have a colleague who had help from a friend (more knowledgeable than 
> I am) in loading Ubuntu from the web via apple-mac and a PC 
> emulation.  Between the two of them, they have forgotten the Ubuntu 
> password and don't think that either wrote it down.  Is the only 
> solution to load it again, or is there a simple (it's got to be 
> thickie-proof) short cut?  If a new load is the only route, 
> presumably,by default, it overwrites the earlier install?  Will Ubuntu 
> go easily on or with Tiger/Leopard ?  I would have thought that Ubuntu 
> would co-exist happier with Unix-based Tiger than on a PC-emulation

Here is how to reset your password: 
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-3609.html

I know Ubuntu will work on ppc and intel macs with dual boot, but i've 
no experience in this area. - I'll leave that to someone else to respond.

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