Ubuntu Password Reset Guide

Follow the steps for resetting your Ubuntu Password:

1. Boot up your device / VM.

2. Go into the boot menu by either holding down SHIFT or pressing ESC depending on your device; This will get you into the GRUB menu.

   

3. Navigate to the 2nd option from the top (Top most Recovery Boot Option) and then hit ENTER; This will get you to the Recovery Menu.

   

4. Now, the root prompt shows up like: root@ubuntu:~#.

5. Remount the filesystem using: mount -o remount,rw /.

6. Next, you need to know your user name. You can do this by using: ls /home.

7. To change the password, use: passwd userName, replacing userName with your user name.

8. Type in exit and hit ENTER to go back to the Recovery Menu and then select resume to boot into Ubuntu.

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