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So you forgot your Linux/Ubuntu/Unix password? No worries, this article will guide you how to reset your Linux password in minutes.

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    Boot into recovery mode. While your computer is booting, from the boot menu select the "recovery mode" option.
    • Press F8 key in case boot menu doesn't appear.
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    Select the option 'Drop to root shell prompt'. After the computer boots in to recovery mode, from the Recovery menu select the option 'Drop to root shell prompt'
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    Type the command. To change the password type the command 'passwd username' and follow the instruction below.
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    In case of error. There is a possibility that you may get an 'Authentication token manipulations error' as Filesystem state could be 'Read only'. To fix it, type the following command before the first command. mount -rw -o remount

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