[DC LoCo] password reset

[Ted Smith]

On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 16:19 -0500, curtis schell wrote:
> I'm trying to reset my password. I hit esc at grub, I chose my boot
> kernel and hit "e", I choose my kernel option and hit "e", I remove
> “ro quiet splash” and type rw init=/bin/bash and hit "enter", I the
> press "b" at root I type passwd <username> (username being my user
> name) and it says my username is not reconized. Help!!!
> anyone have any suggestions? 

Have you looked in /etc/passwd to make sure you're using the right
username?
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