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I am using Ubuntu on Windows, downloaded from the Microsoft Store. I created a user password, but it appears I either forgot it or typed it in wrong. For sudo commands, my user password is not working.
Since I cannot reboot the system as Linux using Grub to reset the password, is there another way to reset my user password without re-installing the app (I have several applications already set up)?
password windows-10 password-recovery
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I am using Ubuntu on Windows, downloaded from the Microsoft Store. I created a user password, but it appears I either forgot it or typed it in wrong. For sudo commands, my user password is not working.
Since I cannot reboot the system as Linux using Grub to reset the password, is there another way to reset my user password without re-installing the app (I have several applications already set up)?
password windows-10 password-recovery
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
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I believe this method still works if you have an actual machine running Ubuntu, but probably not with a VM/container. There is not a user-friendly GUI option to reset a lost password, unless you have access to the root user, you can prompt to change the passwordsudo passwd userwithuserbeing the username whose password you want to change.
– Nmath
May 28 at 21:30
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I am using Ubuntu on Windows, downloaded from the Microsoft Store. I created a user password, but it appears I either forgot it or typed it in wrong. For sudo commands, my user password is not working.
Since I cannot reboot the system as Linux using Grub to reset the password, is there another way to reset my user password without re-installing the app (I have several applications already set up)?
password windows-10 password-recovery
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
61 bronze badge
I am using Ubuntu on Windows, downloaded from the Microsoft Store. I created a user password, but it appears I either forgot it or typed it in wrong. For sudo commands, my user password is not working.
Since I cannot reboot the system as Linux using Grub to reset the password, is there another way to reset my user password without re-installing the app (I have several applications already set up)?
password windows-10 password-recovery
password windows-10 password-recovery
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
61 bronze badge
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
61 bronze badge
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
61 bronze badge
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
61 bronze badge
asked May 28 at 21:00
tpintotpinto
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I believe this method still works if you have an actual machine running Ubuntu, but probably not with a VM/container. There is not a user-friendly GUI option to reset a lost password, unless you have access to the root user, you can prompt to change the passwordsudo passwd userwithuserbeing the username whose password you want to change.
– Nmath
May 28 at 21:30
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I believe this method still works if you have an actual machine running Ubuntu, but probably not with a VM/container. There is not a user-friendly GUI option to reset a lost password, unless you have access to the root user, you can prompt to change the passwordsudo passwd userwithuserbeing the username whose password you want to change.
– Nmath
May 28 at 21:30
I believe this method still works if you have an actual machine running Ubuntu, but probably not with a VM/container. There is not a user-friendly GUI option to reset a lost password, unless you have access to the root user, you can prompt to change the password
sudo passwd user with user being the username whose password you want to change.– Nmath
May 28 at 21:30
I believe this method still works if you have an actual machine running Ubuntu, but probably not with a VM/container. There is not a user-friendly GUI option to reset a lost password, unless you have access to the root user, you can prompt to change the password
sudo passwd user with user being the username whose password you want to change.– Nmath
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Open the command prompt, type either ubuntu config --default-user root or lxrun /setdefaultuser root. Hit Enter.
Next, open the Linux Bash shell and it will log you as root without asking a password. So you can then use the following command to reset your forgotten user password:
passwd user_name
When done, open the command prompt and run this command:
ubuntu config --default-user user_name
This will set your Linux Bash shell to run with your regular user.
Source: https://www.top-password.com/blog/forgot-linux-bash-password-in-windows-10/
answered May 29 at 1:26
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Open the command prompt, type either ubuntu config --default-user root or lxrun /setdefaultuser root. Hit Enter.
Next, open the Linux Bash shell and it will log you as root without asking a password. So you can then use the following command to reset your forgotten user password:
passwd user_name
When done, open the command prompt and run this command:
ubuntu config --default-user user_name
This will set your Linux Bash shell to run with your regular user.
Source: https://www.top-password.com/blog/forgot-linux-bash-password-in-windows-10/
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Open the command prompt, type either ubuntu config --default-user root or lxrun /setdefaultuser root. Hit Enter.
Next, open the Linux Bash shell and it will log you as root without asking a password. So you can then use the following command to reset your forgotten user password:
passwd user_name
When done, open the command prompt and run this command:
ubuntu config --default-user user_name
This will set your Linux Bash shell to run with your regular user.
Source: https://www.top-password.com/blog/forgot-linux-bash-password-in-windows-10/
answered May 29 at 1:26
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Open the command prompt, type either ubuntu config --default-user root or lxrun /setdefaultuser root. Hit Enter.
Next, open the Linux Bash shell and it will log you as root without asking a password. So you can then use the following command to reset your forgotten user password:
passwd user_name
When done, open the command prompt and run this command:
ubuntu config --default-user user_name
This will set your Linux Bash shell to run with your regular user.
Source: https://www.top-password.com/blog/forgot-linux-bash-password-in-windows-10/
answered May 29 at 1:26
B_ElwellB_Elwell
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Open the command prompt, type either ubuntu config --default-user root or lxrun /setdefaultuser root. Hit Enter.
Next, open the Linux Bash shell and it will log you as root without asking a password. So you can then use the following command to reset your forgotten user password:
passwd user_name
When done, open the command prompt and run this command:
ubuntu config --default-user user_name
This will set your Linux Bash shell to run with your regular user.
Source: https://www.top-password.com/blog/forgot-linux-bash-password-in-windows-10/
answered May 29 at 1:26
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I believe this method still works if you have an actual machine running Ubuntu, but probably not with a VM/container. There is not a user-friendly GUI option to reset a lost password, unless you have access to the root user, you can prompt to change the password
sudo passwd userwithuserbeing the username whose password you want to change.– Nmath
May 28 at 21:30