Forgot Ubuntu Password? Here's How to Reset User Password in Ubuntu Linux

If you forgot your login password in Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution, you can easily reset the admin password.

All you have to do is to follow the simple steps mentioned in this video tutorial and use the suggested commands. In less than 5 minutes, you’ll be able to login with a new password.

Commands used in the tutorial are:

Allow write access: mount -rw -o remount /
Check username: ls /home
Change password for username: passwd username

Text form of the video is available here: https://itsfoss.com/how-to-hack-ubuntu-password/

source

ubuntu