Password

[Steve Grace]

On 10/13/2010 09:11 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 14/10/2010 15:06, Steve Grace wrote:
>> On 10/13/2010 08:54 PM, Jitender Kiraria wrote:
>>
>>> I have forgotten Password to my Ubuntu 8.0 system........Is there any
>>> way to login or restore the password.......Please Someone help me
>>> !!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise I will have to format the system........Thanx.......
>>>
>> I believe these are the steps (from memory):
>>
>> * Restart your computer
>> * If you don't normally see the GRUB menu, hold the Shift key down until
>> the menu appears
>> * Select the "recovery mode" option
>> * When asked for a what you want to do, choose a root shell
>> * At the # prompt, enter:
>>
>>          passwd your_user_name_here (for example, passwd jitu)
>>
>> * When prompted, enter your new password
>> * At the # prompt, enter:
>>
>>          exit
>>
>> You should then be all set. Good luck!
>>
>
> Probably the same thing but ESC is mentioned and not SHIFT- although I
> do think that SHIFT applies to latest versions but may be wrong. What I
> was looking for is this:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/3039

Basil, you're probably right. It's Shift now but is probably ESC for 
version 8.xx that Jitu has.