Ubuntu
shadow package

how can i reset my password ?

Asked by laura on 2012-04-28

I changed my password,and the computer sayd later its wrong.But I know its not.And now I cant install or change enything.What to do?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2012-04-28:

Reboot and hold shift, select recovery mode then select root. Then run:

passwd foo; reboot

Change foo for your username. Eg:

passwd andy; reboot

You can now use the new password to do stuff with.

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laura (ltamfeld) said on 2012-04-29:

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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laura (ltamfeld) said on 2012-04-29:

sry,dont understand exacly.my english isnt very good

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2012-04-29:

Here there are other questions like yours take a look:

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