Unable to Log in GUI Mode

cat67 · 01-16-2006, 07:56 PM

I have an old Acer Extensa, on which I loaded Ubuntu a while back. Upon trying to log in, I'm asked for Username/Password.
For the life of me, I can't seem to get the combo right....
I found a link @ Ubuntu Wiki, to edit GRUB, add rw init=/bin/bash to the kernel line.
Rebooted, to root shell. Here it said type passwd <username>. Set your password. Then reboot.
The problem is i do not know the <username>.
Any help in getting me to log in is much appreciated...
Many, many thanks

KB

pljvaldez · 01-16-2006, 08:16 PM

Do you mean you don't know your user name or you don't know Root's username (root)?

As long as you can get to a root terminal, you can always adduser joe and just create a new user named "joe". Then passwd joe. Then you can get rid of the old user name.

I just had a stroke of duh. An easy way would be to change to the /home directory and see who has a home directory. I should have thought of that sooner...

cat67 · 01-17-2006, 07:24 PM

Now I know why Ubuntu is so popular.
This community is the best! I have tried multiple distro's and must say Hats off to Ubuntu...