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how to access password to allow ubutnu updates

Asked by brent matches

I cannot update any ubuntu programs and I have no idea how to access my password or where it is

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

The password is encrypted in /etc/shadow

You don't really need to know where it is. Just like you don't care where it is in Windows. You just use your password.

Have you forgotten your password and want to reset it?

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