Recover Forgotten Administrative Password
Hello everyone. My issue is the following. My school gave me this Dell inspiron mini 2 years ago, and I actually never used it. Now that I want to use it I want to install some programs (It is currently running ubuntu). The problem is that it asks for a password that I don't know. Could anyone please tell me there is a way to recover or change the password? I'll really appreciate the help. Thank you!
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The previous entry depends on wether you are asked for former password, if that is the case you will have to chroot into that installation from a live cd/dvd.
Fred. |
hi there is a program call ophcrack i work on computers part time now and sometimes i get one that the person who it belongs to does not know the password for admin rights so that i can fix it i use ophcrack to find the password then have the person change it after i done
just google it hope this will help but be warn but only use on you own computer unless you got permission otherwise |
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I would sure be lost and googling something like this would find all kinds of answers, one might be right, some destructive, and some so outdated they'd have you in tears trying to make them work. |
here is the link to the page
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/down...hp?type=livecd and it is safe to use burn to a usb stick /use unetbootin for this/ then reboot with usb stick in usb port it is a .iso file |
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lo...#The_Other_Way |
If its over 2 years old and never used over that time, then its in need of an update.
Not only that, but I'd imagine there's nothing on there that you can't live without. Why not just install a brand new up to date distro? |
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Also for your seconds suggestion, out of the options it gives me after I press the shift key, none of them contain the word "kernel". |
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I have a USB with nothing in it. I downloaded UNebottin and saved it into the USB (I downloaded it from a mac computer, opened the zip document, and dragged the application to the USB). Also, when downloading the ophcrack, does it matter if it is XP, Vista? |
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http://www.tejasbarot.com/2012/09/16...#axzz3Jj5qnSIG |
Pichito9
you will need the ver that is the sane as your OS /you will have to run unetbootin from you desktop with the usb stick in usb port then you can use the usb stick to bootup the computer to find the password remember the computer has to be abale to boot from usb hope this will help right now i runing pud 4.8.5 off a live cd on a old windows xp a hp pavilion a316n dk |
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First of all, what do you mean by the version similar to the OS? Also, the Unetbootin has to be installed in the computer I'm trying to get the password from? |
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