Alternative 1: Use john the ripper if you used a weak password e.g. a dictionary word Alternative 2.: Use the Live CD to boot, access your Ubuntu FS e.g. sudo mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1, then sudo vi /mnt/hda1/etc/passwd and delete the shadow cipher 2009/8/24 Joshua Mwendwa <jtmwendwa@gmail.com>
@Alex .With a stolen one, formatting would be the best option. mine is on a desktop.
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
I lost my Ubuntu laptop recently, hope you are not trying to hack into it :( on a light note....
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Joshua Mwendwa<jtmwendwa@gmail.com> wrote:
Good People,
I forgot my Ubuntu login Username and Password.Any ideas of how to recover them?
Thanks in advance.
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