administrative password??
i am brand new on ubuntu, What is the grub prompt? i tried pressing esc throughout the time i booted it up but it still continued to load.
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- 2009-09-27 by trenton bush
wojox (wojox) said : | #1 |
Go to System > Preferences > Startup Applications
Scroll down to Visual Assistance and uncheck it.
trenton bush (ohhhdonnadonna3) said : | #2 |
Thanks wojox, that solved my question.
trenton bush (ohhhdonnadonna3) said : | #3 |
ok when i do the update manager it says enter your password to perform essential parts of your system . it says the same thing to enter my admistrative password on a lot of things. well the problem is i never made a password so what password are they talking about? it won't let me do sh$I! thanks
wojox (wojox) said : | #4 |
your admin password is the same as the password you login with.
trenton bush (ohhhdonnadonna3) said : | #5 |
but i don't have a password when i log in.
trenton bush (ohhhdonnadonna3) said : | #6 |
but i don't have a password when i log in.
Larry Jordan (larryjor) said : | #7 |
You should. What happens if you go to "System=
wojox (wojox) said : | #8 |
Do you have automatic login enabled?
Duane Hinnen (duanedesign) said : | #9 |
you had to of created a user when you installed ubuntu.
Like Larry Jordan said, go to System > Preferences > About Me. In the top right it will say
User Name: John Doe
Change password
If you forgot your password.
Boot into recovery mode from GRUB menu and look at the output of this command to see what your login name is.
Code:
ls -la /home
Assuming it's shoop, change shoop's password with
Code:
passwd shoop
Then, reboot and log in as shoop.
Also see this link:
https:/
i tried it and still it says to enter admistrator password before i can even create a profile. you know dell tricked me on getting ubuntu. i didn't even want a refund just to trade for xp and uh my 21 days r up. and ive done allllll ot of business with them.
Matthew Lange (matthewlange) said : | #11 |
Matthew Lange suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #356: “How do I reset my password in Ubuntu ?”.
Matthew Lange (matthewlange) said : | #12 |
Hi, trenton!
As duanedesign said, follow the instructions under "The Other Way" at https:/
That should fix it :-)
ANTHONY JONES (big22boyaj) said : | #13 |
I RECENTY GOT THIS PC FROM A YARD SALE AND NO GAVE ME AN ADMINISTRATORS PASSWORD SO HOW DO I RESET THE PASSWORD OR RECOVER IT CAUSE I FOND OUT THAT THE LOG IN PASSWORD IS THE SAME AS THE ADMINISTRATORS. HELP ME PLEASE SOMEBODY?
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