Comments on: Forgotten Password – Reader Questions http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/forgotten-password-reader-questions/ Resources, help, how to's and tutorials for Ubuntu Linux users! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:52:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tom http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/forgotten-password-reader-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3609 Tom Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:58:01 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/?p=1740#comment-3609 Hey Joe There are a few different ways of dealing with this. First step is to ask the question in a linux answers forum such as http://www.linuxquestions.org or in this case try https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion usually you might have had to hunt around for the best forum navigating your way around via http://distrowatch.com but since you've already said it's ubuntu then the 2nd link i gave is probably the easiest. It's well worth creating an account (free) with them to help with any other issues. Probably people will want to know if you already have an ubuntu cd or can make one using these links http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto I tend to find the cheapest possible "write once" cds that can only be bought in packs of 10 or more are much better for this than more expensive kinds. Once you have made your cd then boot up from it to the menu with "Try Ubuntu without making changes to this machine", if you don't get to that menu then this guide should be able to help https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD This should get you to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session", most versions of linux have this ability and even if you've booted up from a usb stick using the same route we still usually call it a "Live Cd session" *shrugs*, sometimes people might say Live Usb but that's rare or DoaS (Distro on a Stick). The crucial point is that you get a working desktop that can be used on almost any machine and gives you temporary storage as well as access to a linux command-line and access to your hard-drives so you can fix things - even many Windows problems :) Hopefully whether you used a Windows machine or Linux machine to make the cd or usb it should be fairly easy to follow the instructions already given now :) Good luck and regards from Tom :) Hey Joe

There are a few different ways of dealing with this. First step is to ask the question in a linux answers forum such as
http://www.linuxquestions.org
or in this case try
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
usually you might have had to hunt around for the best forum navigating your way around via
http://distrowatch.com
but since you’ve already said it’s ubuntu then the 2nd link i gave is probably the easiest. It’s well worth creating an account (free) with them to help with any other issues.

Probably people will want to know if you already have an ubuntu cd or can make one using these links
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubunt.....u/download
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
I tend to find the cheapest possible “write once” cds that can only be bought in packs of 10 or more are much better for this than more expensive kinds.

Once you have made your cd then boot up from it to the menu with “Try Ubuntu without making changes to this machine”, if you don’t get to that menu then this guide should be able to help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD

This should get you to a working desktop which we call a “LiveCd session”, most versions of linux have this ability and even if you’ve booted up from a usb stick using the same route we still usually call it a “Live Cd session” *shrugs*, sometimes people might say Live Usb but that’s rare or DoaS (Distro on a Stick). The crucial point is that you get a working desktop that can be used on almost any machine and gives you temporary storage as well as access to a linux command-line and access to your hard-drives so you can fix things – even many Windows problems :)

Hopefully whether you used a Windows machine or Linux machine to make the cd or usb it should be fairly easy to follow the instructions already given now :)
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

]]> By: Joe http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/forgotten-password-reader-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Joe Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:53:35 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/?p=1740#comment-3606 I need to reset my username. I cant do it, I cannot get on to ubuntu. I need to reset my username. I cant do it, I cannot get on to ubuntu.

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]]> By: des http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/forgotten-password-reader-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3559 des Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:14:04 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/?p=1740#comment-3559 you can do that but skip the shutdown type exit, press return and it continues boot sequence to gui you can do that but skip the shutdown
type exit, press return and it continues boot sequence to gui

]]> By: Tom http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/forgotten-password-reader-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 Tom Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:19:13 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/?p=1740#comment-3543 Hi :) Here's another guide on how to do this. I suspect you will find the answer is the same in both but it's always good to have back-up confirmation ;) http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword Good luck and regards from Tom :) Hi :)

Here’s another guide on how to do this. I suspect you will find the answer is the same in both but it’s always good to have back-up confirmation ;)

http://www.psychocats.net/ubun.....etpassword

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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