One of those password days

BarkingGhostar

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So, I hadn't been logged into one of my Linux (LM) disks in a month or two and as I watched it come up I realized this vacation thing is killing me in the memory department. Specifically, I can't remember the damn login password. Its the latest Linux Mint. Not encrypted. Nothing valuable on it, but damn my brain.
 

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Should be able to fairly easily reset it if you boot from a live USB. Basically you login with a live distro, mount the local disk, chroot to it, and you can just use the passwd command.

I only skimmed through this but it seems to offer more details:

http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Resetting-Passwords-with-SystemRescueCd


I actually chose to encrypt my system last time I formatted, I always forget about it until I have to reboot, then it's like "uhhh what did I put again?". I have it written down on a small piece of paper that's otherwise nondescript but it kinda defeats the purpose. :p
 

BarkingGhostar

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I tried the GRUB recovery method found on a Google search, but when I selected the GRUB option it just booted the system and not into a rot shell. I'll just mount the disk on another OS, make sure i am not forgetting anything worth getting off of it and then nuke and pave. I am all about Atomics. :D
 

BarkingGhostar

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I installed Ext2Fsd onto a Windows 7 boot drive and then connected the LM SSD via SATA2USB and was able to mount the Ext partition. While this allows me access to files on the Ext partition as a mapped local drive, is there something, file-wise, that I can delete or edit to reset the password?