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Then get a live linux cd and boot that.<br>
from a terminal enter command "sudo su" to get root privileges<br>
now as root enter command "mkdir /work"<br>
enter command "fdisk -l" to see you partition layout. I will assume
the root partitino is on partition 1 (sda1 or hda1)<br>
enter commadn "mount -t auto /dev/sda1 (or hda1 depends on the live
cd) /work<br>
enter command "cd /wrok"<br>
enter command "ls -l" you should see a linux file system layout<br>
enter command "cd etc"<br>
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with a test editor vi/vim/nano whatever is on the live cd<br>
enter the command (vim as an example) "vim passwd"<br>
the first entry is the root account, changte the "root:x:" to
"root:*:" this will remove the password on the root account<br>
also do the same for your user account (scroll down the file) to
remove its password<br>
save the changes<br>
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reboot the computer normally.<br>
You should be able to log into your account without a password<br>
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Now create a new password for yourself and root.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/29/2016 10:33 AM, Kelly
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<div dir="ltr">i don't know root. </div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Do you remember the
root password?<br>
<br>
If so, reboot the computer<br>
At the boot prompt select teh recovery boot option and
type in 'e" to edit the boot line<br>
change the readonly (ro) option to readwrite (rw)<br>
press f10 (I think it is f10) to continue the boot<br>
enter the root password when requested<br>
enter command passwd "username"<br>
enter the desired password<br>
reboot<span class=""><br>
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<div>On 01/26/2016 01:57 AM, Kelly Vanderwell wrote:<br>
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<div class="h5">So I forgot/lost the password to my
desktop (or it's just not accepting it, not sure).
Posted such on Facebook, friends came to rescue to
tell me to boot into recovery mode, then go to root
and then type passwd username and then enter new
password.
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<div>Well, I did that, and no avail. Attached image
of screen is what I got. Messaged a friend in
Atlanta who offered help, he said to type mount
-rw -o remount /. Which brought up lots of words,
no way to read them all....and then he said that
it looks like root is read-only....</div>
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<div>And he said if I have local people who can come
type and fix, that would be great. It's a
desktop, so I can't just bring it to makers (well,
I could....but I'd be heavy.)</div>
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<div>Is anyone able to come over (I'm in eastown) at
some point to figure it out? I'm on Ubuntu 12.04
on that computer. </div>
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