Password

[Basil Chupin]

On 14/10/2010 15:40, Steve Grace wrote:
> 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.
>    

"Mein Gott"! I *may* be right! (Karl, eat your heart out!)

(OK, now awaiting the correction from NoOp..... :-) .)

BC

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