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How can I reset my password without knowing my password? I tried changing my password to a longer and harder password to crack and I wrote it down in a word file but now I lost the file and I can't remember my password. Does anyone know how to reset it? I need to know as soon as possible because it's nearly 5 am and I need to close my computer but I won't be able to log back in without knowing my password.

Jeff
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Jester
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Boot an other Linux/Unix system. Mount your root-partition. Go to the mounted /way_to_mountpoint/etc. Edit the passwd, by deleting the x in the password field. Reboot your System in the normal way. Login as root, and change the root passwd in the normal way.

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