[ILUG] Ubuntu problem sorted -[was (Bemused by Ubuntu install)]

[Patrick Stack]

A quick search on the Ubuntu forums found how to reset root password as
follows:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LostPassword

1 - Turn your computer on. 
2 - Press ESC at the grub prompt. 
3 - Press e for edit. 
4 - Highlight the line that begins kernel ........., press e 
5 - Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash 
6 - press enter, then press b to boot your system. 
7 - Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell. 
8 - Type in passwd <username>. Set your password. 
9 - Type in reboot.

Oh, the joys of *nix!

P. :-)

On Fri, 2006-02-17 at 18:12 +0000, Patrick Stack wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been having a hell of a time trying to install FC4 on a Fujitsu AMD
> Athlon. It didn't install properly as it wouldn't read /dev/hda3 (/home)
> saying it couldn't find the LABEL='home' or some such on boot up.
> A look at the partition table showed that there were 13983 unallocated
> sectors. 
> In any case, as I was pressed for time, I decided to try Ubuntu instead
> and installed v.5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog?) without a problem. That is until
> I tried suing from the command line - I suddenly realised that the
> install never asked me for an admin password so I have no idea what it
> is. Is this weird of just an Ubuntu thing?
> 
> Patrick 
>