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Pichito9 06-23-2014 03:15 AM

Recover Forgotten Administrative Password (Authentication token manipulation error)
 
I forgot my administrative password, and I already tried going into recovery mode, where I selected the "Drop to root shell prompt." I did the method of typing: "passwd " but then I immediately get the "Authentication token manipulation error" "password unchanged." Since it didn't allow me to change it, I typed the command: "mount -rw -o remount /" and then tried again changing the password but the same "Authentication token manipulation error" "password unchanged" problem appeared. I don't know what else to try. Someone PLEASE HELP ME! Thank you very much in advanced.

business_kid 06-23-2014 03:34 AM

A better line would be
Code:

mount  -o  remount,rw /
as you are passing 2 options. Try that. to see if root is mounted correctly run

'touch /tmp/some_name' followed by 'ls /tmp'

If all that fails, try booting with an install cd.

Pichito9 06-23-2014 11:33 AM

Hi there business_kid. I tried both methods but didn't work. :/
Also, I cannot boot up with a CD because the laptop doesn't have a CD compartment.

kipa54 06-23-2014 11:44 AM

Try to use safe mode when rebooting your computer

Pichito9 06-23-2014 12:15 PM

I also tried that unsuccessfully kipa54.


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