Have you tried some of the methods mentioned here http://askubuntu.com/questions/24006/how-do-i-reset-a-lost-administrativeroot-password
On Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:20:50 PM UTC+5:45, BoharaG wrote: > > Hi, > > I forgot password for ubuntu ultimate in my machine. I tried to reset the > password by going to recovery mode and using passwd as suggested in > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword > I got similar user interface as described in this link and was prompted to > reset password as well. I typed password and it said password updated > successfully. After that I went to normal boot and tried to login. But I > could not login as it said either user name or password was incorrect. Then > I suspected that because of num lock key in keyboard my password was not > typed correctly. Then after restarting the machine and going to Recovery > mode I tried to reset my password as before. But this time onwards it says > *"Give root password for maintenance or Type Control-D to continue"*. I > dont know my root password as well and if I remember correctly I never set > root password. > > Is my user account locked?How can I reset my password?Please help. > > -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/
