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Upgraded Dell latitude 2100 o Ubuntu 9.10 restarted -it asks for my dell-desktop login- my admin password doesn't work here - any idea what this is?

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Upgraded Dell latitude 2100 to Ubuntu 9.10 restarted -it asks for my dell-desktop login- my admin password doesn't work here - any idea what this is? I have no other options to start up.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you boot to root recovery mode you can set your password there. Karmic is no longer supported in any way so I suggest you upgrade to at least Lucid.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades

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Rob La Frenais (roblafrenais) said : 		#2

Thanks for this - sorry if a bit ignorant, I am an new ubuntu user from Mac OS. How do I boot to recovery mode? When I switch on it just goes to the login request. Thanks, Rob

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Hold shift at boot and you can select recovery mode, then select root. You can now run:

passwd foo

replace foo with yourusername. Eg:

passwd andy

You can now reset the password (You will get ZERO feedback but keep typing). To reboot, run:

reboot

Log in as normal.

Again, Karmic has no updates as all the Canonical repos for Karmic have been removed. It is in no way supported.

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