Ubuntu

Username/Password

Asked by nowayjose

My computer is currently running Ubuntu (an ex-boyfriend installed it) and I have no idea what the username and password are - is there anyway to bypass the username/password screen?

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Rajkumar.R (rraj-be) said : 		#1

How can we belive thats you are the owner of that system . .

If we guide you to reset password of some others system then its not legal.

But i can guide you now to find username.

Just go to recovery mode during start up and type

ls /home

It will display the usernames as home directory contains folder for every user in their specific name.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

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ranjith (ranjith-sss2004) said : 		#3

at the bottom of the screen you can find 'options' , click that and enter as a guest user

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