How to reset your password in Ubuntu
There are many reasons you might want to reset a password: Someone gave you a computer with Ubuntu installed on it but not the password for the user account. You just installed Ubuntu and forgot what password you selected during the installation process. You have too many passwords in your life and can't keep track of them all. Well, this tutorial will help you reset your Ubuntu user account password, regardless of what reason you have for resetting it. First, you have to reboot into recovery mode . If you have a single-boot (Ubuntu is the only operating system on your computer), to get the boot menu to show, you have to hold down the Shift key during bootup. If you have a dual-boot (Ubuntu is installed next to Windows, another Linux operating system, or Mac OS X; and you choose at boot time which operating system to boot into), the boot menu should appear without the need to hold down the Shift key. From the boot menu, select recovery mode , which is usually the s