Linux password lost

[qwerty]

hi i don’t remember the password from linux, now it opens without asking for my password, but if i do certain places it requires it and i can’t work anymore, i don’t want to reinstall the system, there is some way from the terminal to solve this problem, eventually to change or delete it all important to work on the computer

[egrath]

1. Press Shift during boot to enter the Boot menu
2. Press e to edit the entry
3. Append init=/bin/sh to the line starting with “linux”
4. Boot with Ctrl-X
5. Enter mount -a
6. Enter mount -o rw,remount /
7. Enter passwd USERNAME (USERNAME is your username)
8. Enter the new Password
9. Enter sync
   — wait a few seconds —
10. Power cycle your machine

[qwerty]

thank you very much!

[Byron_Diaz]

Hi, @qwerty!

Please let us know if the solution provided by @egrath solved your issue?