[GRLUG] Forgotten password

[Kelly Vanderwell]

ya'll just got it now because it got blocked because it was too big.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/32623/how-to-boot-into-single-user-recovery-mode
 is what i used because i wasn't sure what to do,

I don't have a linux boot disc...

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Sydney Dykstra <sydneyjd at openmailbox.org>
wrote:

> Have you checked this page out?
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword
> They cover pretty much everything on that page.
> -Sydney
>
> On 01/26/2016 01:57 AM, Kelly Vanderwell wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > 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....
> >
> > 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.)
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > --
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