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forgot login password.

Asked by Joy Johnston on 2012-10-20

I brought home my Free Geek computer and have forgotten my login password. How do I find it or reset it. I can only use Guest login.

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Last query:: 2012-10-20

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said on 2012-10-20:

On 10/20/2012 08:41 AM, Joy Johnston wrote:
> New question #211759 on evince in Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+question/211759
>
> I brought home my Free Geek computer and have forgotten my login password. How do I find it or reset it. I can only use Guest login.
>

Hi,
follow this guide: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

Thanks

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said on 2012-10-20:

There are a few methods (mostly similar) take a look at these

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

https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/user-forgottenpassword.html

http://askubuntu.com/questions/24006/how-do-i-reset-a-lost-administrative-password

http://naveenubuntu.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/recover-login-password-of-ubuntu-1204.html