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i bought my note book i have not the password to authenticate any download can you give me a new password or what to do please

Asked by Valente barata laurent

i can't dowlnoad anything i can't authenticate

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you hold SHIFT at boot and select recovery mode, then select root. You can now run:

passwd foo; reboot

Replace foo with your username. Eg:

passwd andy; reboot

You can now log in as your username with your new password.

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