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→How to reset the Ubuntu Username password
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=How to reset the Ubuntu Username password =
= How to set a root password in ubuntu =
# login to you ubuntu Administration account.
# Open terminal (ctrl+Alt+T)
# type '''sudo passwd root''' :-
[[File:Set root password.png| 400px]]
# Enter your administration password and press Enter.
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# set a new password for root and press enter
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# re-enter your root password for the confirmation.
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Now you are successfully set up the root password. Now if you want to reset any user account login password through the recovery mode, you need to enter this root password then it will allow you to change it.
For changing user account login password follow the bellow steps in recovery mode.
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=How to reset the Ubuntu login password =
#Boot in a '''recover mode'''.<br>
#Boot in a '''recover mode'''.<br>
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[[file:Grub.png | 400px]]
#Now select "'''root - Drop to root shell prompt'''" and press "'''Ok'''"
#Now select "'''root - Drop to root shell prompt'''" and it will ask you root password (if you configured root password) then press '''Enter'''.
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[[file:Recovery_mode.png | 400px]]
#Now in front of # symbol type '''ls /home'''
#Now in front of # symbol type '''ls /home'''