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forgot the system password cant get to the user password

Asked by Kris

My problem is I put a password into the system, now I don't remember it and i can't even get to the the setup utility or the boot manager. How do I get into the system to remove the system password? It keep saying enter current password.. I put in what I thought was the password and it says Verify error Please press enter to continue. I need help I don't have no other operating system on that computer.

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arochester (arochester) said : 		#1

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

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Kris (ksgluv) said : 		#2

I can't get that far I forgot the the password that I put into the boot manager. the part where you set the correct time, the part where you select what the order the computer read the drives.

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arochester (arochester) said : 		#3

So you set a BIOS password? That is not really an Ubuntu problem...

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Kris (ksgluv) said : 		#4

Can you tell me how to get into the bios?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

You don't need the BIOS. Just hold SHIFT at boot and you will see grub.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#6

If you have set a BIOS password and have forgotten it, you have to ask the computer manufacturer how to reset it.
That very much depends on the hardware and BIOS software.

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