[ubuntu-uk] Forgot his password after installing Ubuntu

[Robin Menneer]

On 4/12/07, Eamonn Sullivan <eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/12/07, Robin Menneer <robinmenneer at gmail.com> 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
>
> I believe (I'm not at Ubuntu right now) that you can choose the
> "recovery" option on the bootup screen and then run the following at
> the "#" prompt:
>
> passwd username
>
> substituting "username" for the person's account name. That'll let you
> create a new password.
>
> That's not too hard, is it?
>
> -Eamonn
>
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Thank you - i've experimented with my machine and it seemed to work ok - in
fear and trembling in case I did anything wrong - and had to guess to type
exit, Now to talk with my colleague ....
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