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forgotten ubuntu password

Asked by jean

I'm trying to reset my ubuntu password. All instructions I can find say press ESC when booting to enter grub mode. This does not work on my machine (Dell mini 9). I can only get into BIOS. What am I doing wrong?

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Best Steven Danna (ssd7) said : 		#1

The GRUB timeout on the Dell mini 9 is set to 0. This makes it a bit more difficult to get into the Grub menu, but not impossible. Try the directions on the following webpage:

http://blogs.gnome.org/mneptok/2008/11/11/reset-your-password-with-recovery-mode-on-the-dell-mini-9-netbook/

It also had directions about reseting your password once you get into single-user (recovery) mode. I hope this helps.

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jean (antamadan) said : 		#2

Hi.
Thanks very much for this. It took me some time to hone my jedi skills to the required level, but it worked.

jean

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> Your question #75605 on Ubuntu changed:
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> Steven Danna proposed the following answer:
> The GRUB timeout on the Dell mini 9 is set to 0. This makes it a bit
> more difficult to get into the Grub menu, but not impossible. Try the
> directions on the following webpage:
>
> http://blogs.gnome.org/mneptok/2008/11/11/reset-your-password-with-
> recovery-mode-on-the-dell-mini-9-netbook/
>
> It also had directions about reseting your password once you get into
> single-user (recovery) mode. I hope this helps.
>
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Steven Danna (ssd7) said : 		#3

I'm glad that everything worked out. If possible, could you mark the
question as Solved? It helps us keep track of who still needs help.

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jean (antamadan) said : 		#4

Thanks Steven Danna, that solved my question.