{"id":6771,"date":"2022-05-27T22:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=6771"},"modified":"2022-10-30T16:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T11:24:22","slug":"how-to-reset-password-on-ubuntu-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-password-on-ubuntu-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Password on Ubuntu Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to reset an admin\u2019s password on an Ubuntu system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step1:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Booting up the machine, we hold down the left&nbsp;<code><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Shift<\/mark><\/code>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<code><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Esc<\/mark><\/code>&nbsp;key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-12.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-12.png 809w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-12-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-12-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-12-428x300.png 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step2:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Select Recovery Mode.<\/strong>&nbsp;Use the arrow keys to scroll to the first boot option from the top that contains&nbsp;<code>(recovery mode)<\/code>. Hit&nbsp;<code>Enter<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-13.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-13.png 795w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-13-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-13-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-13-540x300.png 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step3:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Select root.<\/strong>&nbsp;Use the arrow keys to scroll to&nbsp;<code><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">root -- Drop to root shell prompt<\/mark><\/code>. Hit&nbsp;<code><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Enter<\/mark><\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The root shell prompt will look like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15-1024x68.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15-1024x68.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15-300x20.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15-768x51.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15-850x57.png 850w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-15.png 1158w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step4:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>List users.<\/strong>&nbsp;If needed, enter<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;<code>ls \/home<\/code><\/mark>&nbsp;to list all user accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reset the password.<\/strong>&nbsp;Run, where&nbsp;<code>username<\/code>&nbsp;is the user account you want to reset. There will be a prompt for a new password. No letters will appear when you type. This is how it should be. Hit&nbsp;<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\"><code>Enter<\/code>&nbsp;<\/mark>each time you\u2019re finished typing the password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14-1024x178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14-850x148.png 850w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-14.png 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exit to the menu<\/strong>. Type<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;<code>exit<\/code>&nbsp;<\/mark>and hit<mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;<code>Enter<\/code><\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Boot normally.<\/strong>&nbsp;Select&nbsp;<code>Resume Normal Boot<\/code>&nbsp;and log in with your new password.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to reset an admin\u2019s password on an Ubuntu system. 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