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

[Simon Greenwood]

On 10 June 2012 15:37, scoundrel50a <scoundrel50a at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On 10/06/2012 15:30, Simon Greenwood wrote:
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> On 10 June 2012 15:05, scoundrel50a <scoundrel50a at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>  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
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>> http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword
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>> 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?
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>  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.
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>  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.
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>  s/
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> "TBA are particularly glib"
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>  Oh yes I forgot tot tell you I can see it says read only not read write,
> so why would it do that it was clean install.....how do I check
> it.......and I dont know what you mean by 'removing the string in the
> password' sorry........
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That's the answer then. Reboot to rescue mode and select 'fsck' to get the
disk checked, then reboot into rescue mode and root and then follow the
instructions about mounting.

s/
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Twitter: @sfgreenwood
"TBA are particularly glib"
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