If you forgot you password for your ubuntu system you can recover using the following steps
Turn your computer on.
Press ESC at the grub prompt.
Press e for edit.
Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, press e
Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash
press enter, then press b to boot your system.
Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.
Type in passwd username
Set your password.
Type in reboot
Source: Ubuntu Geek
The GRUB command goes too fast I can’t get it
It does work, I changed my passwd successfully,
But theres a little problem, the new passwd has to be 1 digit.
Because after it says ENTER NEW PASSWD, when you type a word or number it suddenly says RETYPE THE PASSWD and doesn’t give more time…..But very useful.
i cannot reboot my comp with the reboot command ?
its not working.. i’m a beginner…. on terminal…
grub and press enter…
now it is showing grub prompt
but after that when i’m pressing ESC and the e fior editing , it is not showing nething.. plz reply me soon.. .gochooster@gmail.com
Hi,
It was working when i had tried it. Just check if u are following the steps correctly.
i did all this after starting my computer as a guest…..