If you cannot remember your password on a Linux operating system, you can simply reset it within minutes. Here is how to do:
- The only thing you need is a bootable Linux Live CD or USB thumb drive. You will also need “sudo” command to achieve this, make sure you have root privileges on your bootable Linux media.
- Once you boot into your Live CD/USB, mount the disk partition which Linux is installed on.
- There is a (magical) Linux command: chroot. This will allow you to change your root directory to mounted partition. Open terminal and run this command.: (Change “/media/disk” to your mount location.)
sudo chroot /media/disk
- When the prompt changes, run this command, and enter new password: (Change “user” to username whose password to be reset.)
passwd user
After setting the password, you can now restart the computer (do not forget to remove Live CD/USB), and login using new password.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE RESPECT PRIVACY OF OTHERS