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adminstrator password now, no longer valid.

Asked by james wall

For whatever reason my admin password will not authenticate. I have not, knowingly, changed it. I have been an Ubuntu subscriber for a number of years and this is the first time this has happened. Of course, due to my advanced age, I may have actually forgotten. Please help me as my upkeep manager shows almost 225 updates due. Is there a way to change or find my admin password. Or do I have to download a whole new Ubuntu?

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

The procedure in http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword describes how to reset the password via booting into recovery mode. If you experience problem when following the steps, please do not hesitate to tell so.

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