mrbuntuman
April 25th, 2008, 01:23 AM
If u ever forget ur uname or password and get lock out of ur ubuntu dell lappy hers how to recover it.
1st off shutdown the lappy/or desktop
once the system reboot , hit esc key right after the Dell logo at boot up.
this will bring ur Grub screen up, select recovery mode.
boot up.
this will log u in as root
type in : passwd <ur uname> it will cough out ur password
if u know ur password but forgot ur user name .
type cd /home
than do
ls
will give u a list of known user account on the machine.
hope this help.
cheers
P.S this hack was fully tested on the new inspiron 1525n lappy so this is assuming all Dell ubuntu are set the same.
1st off shutdown the lappy/or desktop
once the system reboot , hit esc key right after the Dell logo at boot up.
this will bring ur Grub screen up, select recovery mode.
boot up.
this will log u in as root
type in : passwd <ur uname> it will cough out ur password
if u know ur password but forgot ur user name .
type cd /home
than do
ls
will give u a list of known user account on the machine.
hope this help.
cheers
P.S this hack was fully tested on the new inspiron 1525n lappy so this is assuming all Dell ubuntu are set the same.