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I have ubuntu 8.04 LTS edition and have forgotten my username

Asked by Jeanne Jussel

I checked the community boards and tried to find my username by holding down shift while booting up after bios screen. It did not take me to the reboot screen. I am trying to get into my computer after a long absence. I loaded the software from a disk. It is the only program on the computer. Thanks in advance for your help.

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arochester (arochester) said : 		#1

8.04 has reached the end of its life. You would be better to save anything worth saving (?) using a LiveCD and then doing a new install ---14.04 LTS?

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Jeanne Jussel (jussel1) said : 		#2

I thought so too, but was trying to view the files to see if I did need to save anything. Can't get in. I had written down my password, but not my username.

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Best arochester (arochester) said : 		#3

http://www.alandmoore.com/blog/2012/02/03/recovering-data-from-a-pc-a-guide-for-not-computer-people/#more-273

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#4

You should be able to find out your username with the procedure in http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

ls /home

should list all user names that have been defined on that system.

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Jeanne Jussel (jussel1) said : 		#5

Thanks arochester, that solved my question.

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Jeanne Jussel (jussel1) said : 		#6

I was able to find my pictures and documents!! Thank you!