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Password Issues On Ubuntu Login

I found myself unable to enter my login credentials when prompted to do
so in Ubuntu. I think I might have changed it then forget about it.
I've been running the current session for more days than I should have.
I forget. So what's the solution to my problem. How do I get in to my
system now?

It involved getting into the grub menu somehow. I am uncertain as to
how to do that exactly in your system. So there's a couple of ways to
do it (finger's crossed). When booting at system start, use the esc key
or the shift key. The first one worked for me. The timing is key. Wait
until the bios banner shows then hit the esc key once. I am using
Ubuntu 22.04.4 here. I have a current version of grub.

The grub menu will give you options and the one you want is: root. Yes
you want root privileges to set the root password. It should give you a
terminal access where you can issue commands.

Type: #mount -rw -o -s remount / ==> this command mounts the
filesystem

At this point, check how many users you have. Type this command.

# ls /home ==> gives you the names of users

If you are the only user, then I assume you use sudo to gain root
privileges. Setting your password is setting root password, so.

Type: #passwd username
#password ==> type your password, it will not show you what
you're typing (like in the movies). Then it will confirm what you
typed.

To exit the grub menu just type exit. You might also just want to
reboot the system, in which case type reboot. And that's it.

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