[ubuntu-uk] Forgotten password for log in....

[Simon Greenwood]

On 10 June 2012 15:05, scoundrel50a <scoundrel50a at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I cant remember my log in password for one my computers and tried all
> sorts of different passwords, but to no avail. I even tried following this
>
> http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword
>
> but get to selecting root, and that is where things are different, on the
> page it allows you to enter this 'mount -0 rw, remount /' but mne doesnt it
> asks for a root password, and I cant go any further....is there a command
> via the terminal to change the password?
>
>
That shouldn't be happening if you're booting into single user mode. You
are effectively root on the console. It suggests that the disk is mounting
read-only and needs checking.

The other option is to boot from a live CD or USB, mount the drive in much
the same way, and unset the root password by editing /etc/shadow on the
mounted disk and removing the string in the password field.

s/
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