How to Recover Lost Passwords on Ubuntu (Recovery Mode)
This tutorial show you how to easily reset your forgotten password in Ubuntu to Reset All you have to do is login to the recovery mode at your boot prompt and reset it. This short tutorial is going to show you how.
To get started, power on your Ubuntu computer while holding down the Shift Key on your keyboard. At the boot menu (GRUB) select (Recovery Mode)
Then scroll down select root and press Enter.
Next, run the commands below to remount file-system
#mount -rw -o remount /
Finally, run the commands below to create / change your password.
#passwd username
Note: Here rahul is sudo user. you can break password using John tool also.
To get started, power on your Ubuntu computer while holding down the Shift Key on your keyboard. At the boot menu (GRUB) select (Recovery Mode)
Then scroll down select root and press Enter.
Next, run the commands below to remount file-system
#mount -rw -o remount /
Finally, run the commands below to create / change your password.
#passwd username
Note: Here rahul is sudo user. you can break password using John tool also.
How to Recover Lost Passwords on Ubuntu (Recovery Mode)
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Can we change root password from here?
ReplyDeleteYes you can change, here rahul is sudo user and once you change sudo user password you can change any user password even root.
ReplyDeleteHey..
ReplyDeletecan any one tell me how to reset root password which is also Grub2 password protected system in ubuntu 12.04
I have already mentioned on my previous comment.
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