If I reinstall ubuntu, will i be able to change my root password? [duplicate]
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How do I reset a lost administrative password?
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i forgot my old one. can't access GRUB because the piece of unbuntu i use is the terminal, i don't have any interface.
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How do I reset a lost administrative password?
15 answers
i forgot my old one. can't access GRUB because the piece of unbuntu i use is the terminal, i don't have any interface.
password
asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
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marked as duplicate by karel, Eric Carvalho, Charles Green, Fabby, Pilot6 Feb 13 at 9:04
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By default Ubuntu installs without a 'root' password; though one can be added post-install. If you install over it (& format) it will re-install & again have the default no root password. Depending on choices made, you could be asked your password (eg. no format, encrypted partitions etc) before it'll re-install without format, but you can overwrite your system clean (assuming the password is not a hdd/sdd or hardware-firmware-level password)
– guiverc
Feb 12 at 2:53
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How do I reset a lost administrative password?
15 answers
i forgot my old one. can't access GRUB because the piece of unbuntu i use is the terminal, i don't have any interface.
password
asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
61
This question already has an answer here:
How do I reset a lost administrative password?
15 answers
i forgot my old one. can't access GRUB because the piece of unbuntu i use is the terminal, i don't have any interface.
This question already has an answer here:
How do I reset a lost administrative password?
15 answers
password
password
asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
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asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
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asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
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asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
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asked Feb 12 at 1:28
Heather NoeHeather Noe
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marked as duplicate by karel, Eric Carvalho, Charles Green, Fabby, Pilot6 Feb 13 at 9:04
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by karel, Eric Carvalho, Charles Green, Fabby, Pilot6 Feb 13 at 9:04
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
By default Ubuntu installs without a 'root' password; though one can be added post-install. If you install over it (& format) it will re-install & again have the default no root password. Depending on choices made, you could be asked your password (eg. no format, encrypted partitions etc) before it'll re-install without format, but you can overwrite your system clean (assuming the password is not a hdd/sdd or hardware-firmware-level password)
– guiverc
Feb 12 at 2:53
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By default Ubuntu installs without a 'root' password; though one can be added post-install. If you install over it (& format) it will re-install & again have the default no root password. Depending on choices made, you could be asked your password (eg. no format, encrypted partitions etc) before it'll re-install without format, but you can overwrite your system clean (assuming the password is not a hdd/sdd or hardware-firmware-level password)
– guiverc
Feb 12 at 2:53
By default Ubuntu installs without a 'root' password; though one can be added post-install. If you install over it (& format) it will re-install & again have the default no root password. Depending on choices made, you could be asked your password (eg. no format, encrypted partitions etc) before it'll re-install without format, but you can overwrite your system clean (assuming the password is not a hdd/sdd or hardware-firmware-level password)
– guiverc
Feb 12 at 2:53
By default Ubuntu installs without a 'root' password; though one can be added post-install. If you install over it (& format) it will re-install & again have the default no root password. Depending on choices made, you could be asked your password (eg. no format, encrypted partitions etc) before it'll re-install without format, but you can overwrite your system clean (assuming the password is not a hdd/sdd or hardware-firmware-level password)
– guiverc
Feb 12 at 2:53
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I may be mistaken but I don't think that there is a "Root" password. There is only the user password and whether or not the user can have access to "Root".
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
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– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
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I may be mistaken but I don't think that there is a "Root" password. There is only the user password and whether or not the user can have access to "Root".
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
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askubuntu.com/questions/189907/…
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
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I may be mistaken but I don't think that there is a "Root" password. There is only the user password and whether or not the user can have access to "Root".
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
277
2
askubuntu.com/questions/189907/…
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
add a comment |
I may be mistaken but I don't think that there is a "Root" password. There is only the user password and whether or not the user can have access to "Root".
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
277
I may be mistaken but I don't think that there is a "Root" password. There is only the user password and whether or not the user can have access to "Root".
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
277
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
277
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
277
answered Feb 12 at 1:40
dewddewd
277
277
2
askubuntu.com/questions/189907/…
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
add a comment |
2
askubuntu.com/questions/189907/…
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
2
2
askubuntu.com/questions/189907/…
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
askubuntu.com/questions/189907/…
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:44
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
It's common for new users who have set automatic login, to forget the password associated with their user. They often refer to this as the "root" password....
– Charles Green
Feb 12 at 16:28
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
@CharlesGreen How true. I set up a server for my brother one time. With auto login on. He was trying to do something and said "I don't have a password". Not sure how he missed that file on his desktop with the filename in all caps "this is your password" .
– dewd
Feb 12 at 17:04
add a comment |
By default Ubuntu installs without a 'root' password; though one can be added post-install. If you install over it (& format) it will re-install & again have the default no root password. Depending on choices made, you could be asked your password (eg. no format, encrypted partitions etc) before it'll re-install without format, but you can overwrite your system clean (assuming the password is not a hdd/sdd or hardware-firmware-level password)
– guiverc
Feb 12 at 2:53