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Password changed automatically after update, am i hacked?

Asked by Asif ansari

Hi i am using ubuntu 12.04 , my password had been changed how to recover or reset it ?
or
tell me where the update file get stored by ' sudo apt-get update'
 , i will take backup of the updated file and reinstall ubuntu 12.04

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Hold SHIFT at boot and select recovery mode then select root. You can now run:

passwd foo; reboot

Replace foo with your username. Eg:

passwd andy; reboot

You can now log in with your new password

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Asif ansari (asif-ansari4u) said : 		#2

It shows

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Try:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
passwd foo
reboot

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Asif ansari (asif-ansari4u) said : 		#4

It is giving long detail help about mount,did i have to type 1st command accurately as given

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Asif ansari (asif-ansari4u) said : 		#5

Oops! sorry ...... Done :)
password updated successfully

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Asif ansari (asif-ansari4u) said : 		#6

Oops! sorry ...... Done :)
password updated successfully

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Asif ansari (asif-ansari4u) said : 		#7

I had not given space between ' rw ' & ' / '....Thanks

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Asif ansari (asif-ansari4u) said : 		#8

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.