mint 20.1 password recovery?

[Peter Flynn]

On 16/06/2021 22:53, Dave Stevens wrote:
> Somehow I've accidentally changed my user password on my Mint 20.1
> install. I wrote it down and have checked repeatedly, I'm satisfied
> that I'm typing it correctly. When I set up the system I used an option
> to boot to desktop without a password prompt when the system is
> repowered after an outage. I suppose that this means the effective
> password is stored somewhere. Can anyone suggest where? or how to
> proceed?

AFAIK the only way to do this is to reboot the machine in single-user 
mode, which gives you a root console. Then use the passwd command to 
reset your user password, and reboot.

See https://www.linuxtechi.com/boot-linux-mint-rescue-emergency-mode/

Peter