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Reset forgotten password in Ubuntu

From zen2

  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. CAUTION: This is a FULL ROOT SHELL! You can damage your system if not careful!
  8. Type in passwd <username>. Set your password.
  9. Type in reboot.