I installed Linux Mate on my laptop with dual install because I have some window programs that I use frequently that I cannot get to work on Linux or that Linux does not have a substitute.
I have not logged in Linux in a couple of weeks.
When I tried to log in my password was not accepted.
I had it written down in my hand held but it had a glitch and I lost that information.
However, it was not a complicated password since I am the only one to use this computer. It is the same password that I use for the Windows system to log on.
Can anyone tell me how to recover or reset my password in Linux?
I sure would like to log in to Linux.
Thanks

Do you have access to the root account? You can change any password if you can get access to it.
Other then that, you can go with the ultimate method: changing it at runlevel 1

http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recove...gle-user-mode/

If you have no method of logging into Linux, your next best option seems to be:

1- Boot from USB or CD
2- Mount your filesystems from within the live system to somewhere like /mnt
3- As root, chroot into /mnt (or where you mounted your partition(s))
4- Use passwd to change whatever password(s) you need.
5- Reboot

Hope this helps!

I followed the instructions from Sefyir and it worked fine.
Couple of challenges since I am not used to Linux, but I figured it out and I am in.
Thanks for all the help.
Greatly appreciated!