SUDO HELp
 

I do not remember my sudo password when I am in the SSH terminal on the mac. I have to complete homework and I have no way to try out sudo commands without remembering my password!!!


Please help me re-set or change my sudo password

Thanks!

It is your user password (the same one you use to login).

... and if you really don't even remember that, you have to boot into recovery mode and enter
(assuming your username is sjg55)

You can boot the installation disk for your distro, choose rescue, chroot to the / partition, change your password with passwd user. Otherwise, if you look up man chroot, you can use any live CD/DVD that has chroot on it to run the command, passwd, to change your password.