If that option doesn't work out, you can usually grab any old Linux live media of the same architecture as what you have installed and set up a chroot onto your install, which will get you root access onto your installed system.

Then you just run passwd to change it.

On 12/29/2012 11:58 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
If your normal user is in /etc/sudoers, then run
sudo su - root
to become the root user. With sudo, you have to enter your normal
password to use it.
good luck

On 12/30/12, Dionyssis Goulimis <dionyssi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,

I downloaded the last edition of Debian yesterday but I can't remember
my Admin password, what is the best way to stop using an Admin password?

Best,

Dionyssis Goulimis

2012/12/30, Dionyssis Goulimis <dionyssi...@gmail.com>:
Hi,

I downloaded the last edition of Debian yesterday but I can't remember
my Admin password, what is the best way to recover it?

Best,

Dionyssis Goulimis


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