I changed my user password, but now i can't login. What can i do? [duplicate]
a few minutes ago I changed my Ubuntu user password. Then I turned off the computer and turned it on. After I entered the new password, the system would tell me that the password was wrong. I tried to enter the old password, but without success. Now, I can't log into my computer and I can't even reset my password. What can I do?
41 Answer
You can do it from recovery mode.
Reboot from lock screen.
Press esc while rebooting.
Go to Advanced Options for Ubuntu.
Go to Ubuntu, with Linux 4.##-generic (recovery mode).
Got to root.
Press ctrl+d.
Now execute the following commands...
Remount root with write access.
mount -rw -o remount /It should not output anything.
List users.
ls /homeRemember your username from the list.
Change your password.
passwd your_usernameType your new password and Press Enter.
Exit the terminal.
exit5Press Enter.
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