How to reset a forgotten password on Linux – easy Tutorial

How to reset a forgotten password on Linux – easy Tutorial

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Today I’m gonna show you how to reset your Linux password in case you have forgotten or lost it. All steps can be found down below.
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Steps to reset your password
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1) enter the GRUB menu
2) scroll down and change ro to rw
3) add either
init=/bin/bash
or
single
4) type:
mount -n -o remount,rw /
5) find out username with:
ls /home
6) change password with:
passwd USERNAME
7) type:
sync
reboot -f

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Contents:
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0:00 Welcome
0:20 Reset password (steps in video description)
4:37 change your password
5:33 prevent easy access

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