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How do I reset or findout my password for my computer?

Asked by Ellie

I am trying to get the latest automatic updates to the latest Ubuntu but it asks for an authentication password and won't accept any of my known passwords. How do I find out or reset my Authentication password?

I am the only administrator on my computer.

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#1

You can't find out the password but you can reset it see here
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword
or here
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/user-forgottenpassword.html

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