[TriLUG] Ubuntu 12.04 root password reset

[Jeremy Bicha]

On 30 April 2012 12:26, Michael Rulison <13miketele at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I have "upgraded" from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04.
>
> This is successful in that I can be a guest on my own system but not my own
> username with administrative privileges. At login my former password (in use
> for a long time) is rejected.
>
> Searching results in messages advising to open my dual boot Ubuntu/WinXP in
> 'recovery' mode and then going to the root shell prompt.
>
> Fine so far, but when I do, it wants wants a password, which is exactly what
> I do not have.
>
> If I boot from Ubuntu on a USB drive I am still stuck in the same problem --
> no root password
>
> Suggestions please.

You could take a look at
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/user-forgottenpassword.html

Jeremy Bicha