Linux – Change or reset a lost password

Linux – Change or reset a lost password

Created: 2013/09/27 ; Modified: 2014/06/20

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Change your Ubuntu password in recovery mode (00:23)

Boot in « Recovery mode » (00:36)
Open the root console (00:45)
Remount the filesystem in read-write mode « mount -o remount,rw / »
List the users « cat /etc/passwd »
Change the password « passwd [username] »

Reset the password of any Linux distribution (01:44)

Insert your Ubuntu LiveCD (01:57)
Go in the « Try Ubuntu » mode (02:25)
Mount the hard drive (02:33)
Open Nautilus in administrator mode with F2 + « gksudo nautilus » (02:58)
Edit the « /etc/shadow » file
Reboot (03:55)
Change your password with « User Accounts » application

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