Ubuntu 14.04 forgot user password (memo)

Reference article address: www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-11/92236.htm

1. Restart your computer

2. Go to the Grub boot page, select Ubuntu Advanced Options, enter

3. Select the menu with "Recover mode", enter

4. You will see the Options page for recover menu

5. Select "Root drop to a root shell prompt" option, enter

6. Direct passwd < username; After entering the new password, you will be prompted with "Authorization Token manipulation error".

Please enter "Mount-o REMOUNT,RW/" to make a remount so that you can then change the password with passwd.

Ubuntu 14.04 forgot user password (memo)