I reset the original administrator password and user name. And i cant remember either one to log in to open my sylvania g13001 netbook. How do i reset this to get into my netbook. Thk you for any help i can get. Because without it i cannot open to get in to the desktop.

Can you start by telling us which distro and version you have, it could make a difference on available methods.
Re username; did you delete the 'root' user, or just another user with admin rights?

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Thank you.

The install cd says gOS Escape Pod 2.92M o.s

you might want to change the name
the forum mods DO close "urgent" posts
because there is nothing urgent about them ,



lets see Good OS 2.9
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped....9M_Escape_Pod
based on the old Ubuntu 8 ( ubuntu 11 is current)

so there will not be a root account only the first user and "sudo"

Sorry people for not being more descriptive but it is urgent. I got this sylvania gOS 13001 netbook for my daughter for school,updated and dwnloaded over 230 packets and she needs this for school as it has alot of stuff on it she needs. To be honest im not too knowledgable bout the linux o.s. I traded an htc evo phone for this netbook. And the guy i traded with used it for two hours and never used it again. So he doesnt have a clue about it either. My problem is that i changed the administrator user name and password for my daughter and she didnt write it down and ( neither did i,thinking that she did). So can n e 1 plz walk me through on how to access the necessary steps to change this so she can use this netbook. Otherwise its just a glorified paper weight. :-( :-) thk you for n e and all help yall can give me to solve this problem. And n e one who would plz help educate me on the linux OS. Now if n e ones having trouble with a samsung galaxy tab,i can help,as i know pretty much all there is to know on these tabs. Again thk you all very much for your help,time and patience.

In Linux, you're not supposed to use the administrator account for normal work. Only ever use it if it's really necessary.

Anyway, I would try burning a live CD and booting it, You can try fixing the config files from it.

Also, in Wikipedia I read that gOS is no longer supported, so it would be a much better idea to just get rid of it and install a supported Linux distro. Does it have any data on it that you would like to keep?

Thk u for the 411. & no i dont have n e info on it i dont mind losing

The install cd probably has a repair option and/or a liveCD mode. Either of those probably includes a way to change the password for the primary user account.

But I don't know the specific sequence of steps, because I don't have the same CD and don't know about that Linux distro.
I think the OP probably already has a live CD, just lacks the knowledge to use it.

Maybe burning a new live CD is a good idea, but only if it is one for which someone here can provide detailed instructions for fixing a lost password (sorry, I don't have such instructions myself. I know just enough to blunder my way through such a repair myself, but not enough to tell someone else how).

Then reinstalling Linux (maybe after downloading and burning a newer install CD) might be the simplest path forward.

In the grub menu, press "e" to edit boot options. The at the end of the second line, press e to edit. Change the ro at the end to "rw init=/bin/bash". Then it will log you in, kinda. Type "passwd", and change your password. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/188649...in_30_seconds/.