RE: Forgotten password and username

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/2177 via http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+recover+password

It sounds like you should be able to boot into a root console without a password using "recovery mode" from the grub menu (press Esc at system startup).

Then reset the root password with 'passwd'.

HTH


Rich


From: gnome-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:gnome-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Arnold Warren
Sent: 26 March 2009 16:48
To: gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Forgotten password and username

Good afternoon I am new to ubuntu and I have been dealing with a problem for about a month now. I installed ubuntu 7.10 in my computer and forgot the username and password. I have done everything I could think of but I still come up with nothing. If anyone can help me with this problem, please contact me by email.

Thank you,
Arnold Warren
arnold_warren@xxxxxxx<mailto:arnold_warren@xxxxxxx>
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