I found myself unable to enter my login credentials when prompted to do so in Ubuntu. I think I might have changed it then forget about it. I’ve been running the current session for more days than I should have. I forget. So what’s the solution to my problem. How do I get in to my system now?
It involved getting into the grub menu somehow. I am uncertain as to how to do that exactly in your system. So there’s a couple of ways to do it (finger’s crossed). When booting at system start, use the esc key or the shift key. The first one worked for me. The timing is key. Wait until the bios banner shows then hit the esc key once. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.4 here. I have a current version of grub.
The grub menu will give you options and the one you want is: root. Yes you want root privileges to set the root password. It should give you a terminal access where you can issue commands.
Type: #mount -rw -o -s remount / ==> this command mounts the filesystem
At this point, check how many users you have. Type this command.
# ls /home ==> gives you the names of users
If you are the only user, then I assume you use sudo to gain root privileges. Setting your password is setting root password, so.
Type: #passwd username
#password ==> type your password, it will not show you what you’re typing (like in the movies). Then it will confirm what you typed.
To exit the grub menu just type exit. You might also just want to reboot the system, in which case type reboot. And that’s it.
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