[GRLUG] Forgotten password

[Kelly Vanderwell]

i don't know root.

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Patrick Goupell <patrick at yoopermail.us>
wrote:

> Do you remember the root password?
>
> If so, reboot the computer
> At the boot prompt select teh recovery boot option and type in 'e" to edit
> the boot line
> change the readonly (ro) option to readwrite (rw)
> press f10 (I think it is f10) to continue the boot
> enter the root password when requested
> enter command passwd "username"
> enter the desired password
> reboot
>
>
>
> 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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