[GRLUG] Forgotten password

[Kelly Vanderwell]

yes i figured that out after trial and error.  and i still got the
authentication token error

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Mark Farver <mfarver at mindbent.org> wrote:

> The command is passwd and you need to type your username after, not the
> word username.
> On Jan 29, 2016 10:17 AM, "Kelly Vanderwell" <kelly.vanderwell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>> >
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