I forgot my ubuntu autheticate password!

Question

I was trying to download GIMP on my computer,it asked for a autheticate password! of course I didn't know it,so I wasn't going to try to type it in if it was only going to say it was wrong What should I do?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/24006/how-do-i-reset-a-lost-administrative-password — fi40, Aug 19 '13 at 19:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 19 '13 at 20:12

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Reboot your system and select Advanced options from Grub. Then select Ubuntu (recovery mode) and change password for existing user:

Run
```
passwd user_name
```
Replace user_name with your actual username.
Type password when prompt:
```
Enter new UNIX password:
```
Retype password (it will ask so).
Reboot and use your new password.

edited Aug 19 '13 at 20:12

gertvdijk

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answered Aug 19 '13 at 20:06

Deus

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It is asking me to login first – Manish Gupta Jul 29 '16 at 19:07

I forgot my ubuntu autheticate password!

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