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password lost

Asked by Don Basho

I am newby to Linux and Ubuntu and started using it month ago. As I havent install or updated any files since - today just figure out that I can not install updates as I do not know my password as Administrator. Yes, I know... I tried all names and nicknames in family, Capitalisation and such, but no success.

Is there a solution as I need a Firewall for safe browsing and a few other updates.

Thanks

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

hey here is a nice tutorial:
http://www.linuxforums.org/security/howto:_recover_root_password.html
When you get your new root password, you can login on an TTy and use

passwd username

to change the user password

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#2

tty means a terminal... (Applications => Accessories => terminal)
br,
Bhavani Shankar.

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camille bushTrithe supportchoice roaccu (aim35cell) said : 		#3

i lost my administrator password and now can no longer update and install the security features. please help. <email address hidden> i am limited with being technical things. i need to get into the system for the administrator privileges to update and install. thank you for your help. camille

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

@sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer please don't append new question on a solved question you will not get answers...

Please made you question from here:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+addquestion

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camille bushTrithe supportchoice roaccu (aim35cell) said : 		#5

i have solved the problem.  thanks you.

Camille

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camille bushTrithe supportchoice roaccu (aim35cell) said : 		#6

thank you.  problem solved!

Camille

>________________________________
>From: marcobra (Marco Braida) <email address hidden>
>To: <email address hidden>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 1:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [Question #12846]: password lost
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>Question #12846 on sudo in Ubuntu changed:
>https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+question/12846
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>marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
>@sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer please don't append new
>question on a solved question you will not get answers...
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>Please made you question from here:
>https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+addquestion
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