Ubuntu Password Problem
Karl Auer
kauer at biplane.com.au
Wed Sep 10 09:51:22 UTC 2008
On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 19:18 +1000, James Collier wrote:
> 6. Highlight the line that begins with "kernel..."
> 7. Use your arrow keys to go to the very end of the line and
> 8. Type in: rw init=/bin/bash
Ubuntu, by default, has a password-free single-user mode. Just boot a
"recovery mode" GRUB entry, and you'll end up at a root prompt. Then:
> 11. Type: passwd <username>
> 12. You will be prompted to type in a new UNIX password, remember
> case-sensitivity!
> 13. Type: reboot
.. or just "exit" to continue with a normal boot.
If you don't have a password-less recovery mode (some people do change
it) then James' instructions are the way to go.
Haven't we already dealt with mrcy? This looks very familiar...
Regards, K.
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