I'm sure this problem has been posted before...

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  1. Mr. Y

    Mr. Y Registered Member

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    I accidentally trashed my Mint hard drive.
    So I pulled out an old Ubuntu hard drive to use- BUT I CAN'T remember the log-in.

    How do I get around this log-in problem?

    Thank you ahead of time!
     
    Mr. Y, May 21, 2013
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  2. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    In grub menu, press e to edit.
    Append in the kernel line init=/bin/bash.
    Boot in runlevel 1.
    Check if / is mounted as rw (with df), if not then remount:
    mount -o remount rw /
    Change to relevant user with su - <name>.
    Run passwd command to change password.
    Change password as you see fit.
    Reboot and you're good.

    That's one possibility.

    Mrk
     
    Mrkvonic, May 21, 2013
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  3. Mr. Y

    Mr. Y Registered Member

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    Thank you! I will give it a try
     
    Mr. Y, May 21, 2013
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