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Have older computer giving to me and prev owner doesnt remmeber username or password. what do i need to do?

Asked by Jeff Glodkowskii

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Maxim Petrov (maximpetrov) said : 		#1

Try to boot in recovery mode and choose root shell.

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#2

Here's a full procedure for resetting the password:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

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