mardi 7 octobre 2014

How to reset your Forgotten Password quickly (Ubuntu/Linux Mint/ and Related Distributions )



How to reset your Forgotten Password quickly (Ubuntu/Linux Mint/ and Related Distributions ) :

Did you forgot your Linux password session and you can't remember it,here is a simple way to reset your password using ( Recovery mod), many people face this problem you are not alone and you're  luckily if you are using Ubuntu/any Linux they made it incredibly easy to reset your password.













 




Let's start :

1) - On Grub menu chose : recovery mode (if not go on advanced tools and chose recovery mode )
2) - Then chose "root - Drop to root shell prompt" and press "Ok"
3) - And type those commands :

 - To know your username :  ls /home
-  Mount root with : mount -rw -o remount /
-  Enter following command to reset your password:  passwd username
- Example : passwd tutopb
- Now enter your new password and confirm it.
- Reboot your computer : exit



  






 
And it's done enjoy ;)

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