thanks for the help guys.... I finally got the password reaset. It seems that root and UID passwd needs to be the same. I know that isn't the way it normally works but it didn't work right for me until I did that.
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Michael Havens <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the link you sent will help.... it teaches how to eraase all > passwords (I think) I'll give the guy who installed the OS a day to see if > he remembers the password he he3 set. I hope he does because I don't have a > knoppix disk. I do havee a PHLAK disk and I think that will work as well. If > not maybe that PLUGer on Mingus mountain can help me out. > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM, keith smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> And once in you can issue passwd username >> >> you will then be prompted for the password and you will need to enter it >> twice. >> >> I've never changed a user password while in single user mode so I hope >> this works. My system is setup where I have to be sudo or root to change a >> password. Unless of course it is my password I'm trying to change. >> >> You can find your users by listing then with the cat command. They are in >> the /etc/passwd file. >> >> So do this : cat /etc/passwd >> >> >> >> ------------------------ >> Keith Smith >> >> --- On *Thu, 12/9/10, keith smith <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: keith smith <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: Don't remember password. >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 8:47 PM >> >> >> >> >> I think there might be an easier way and I'm no pro. Found this online. >> Hope it helps >> >> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/grub-boot-into-single-user-mode/ >> >> ------------------------ >> Keith Smith >> >> --- On *Thu, 12/9/10, Michael Havens <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Michael Havens <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Don't remember password. >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 7:37 PM >> >> my os is ubuntuu 9.10 >> >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Michael Havens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> it is linux and I've been stuck with windows for so long now that I do not >> remember how to do this. Could someone help me out? >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:03 PM, JD Austin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Assuming it is linux you can usually boot into single user mode and then >> change the password. >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 18:14, Michael Havens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't remember the password to mycomputer. Could the gentleman that gave >> it to me email me ([email protected]) and tell me what it was? If nobody >> remembers it could someone tell me how to get it? >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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