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cant install forgot password

Asked by arvil j frost

forgot password for administrato log in rlog forubuntu 12.4 lts cant update cant load any programs

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Hold SHIFT at boot, selwct recovery mode and select root. Now run:

mount -o remount,rw /

Then run:

passwd foo

You can now set your password. Obviously, change foo to your actual username. Once set, run:

reboot

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