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I had lost this computer around the house and now that I'm trying to get back onto it I have completely forgotten my login name

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Enter to a root shell in recovery mode in the way it's explained here: https://askubuntu.com/a/24024/16395

When you have the shell, execute the command: 

cat /etc/passwd

your login name should appear near the end: 

ubu:x:1000:1000:Ubuntu Start,,,:/home/ubu:/bin/bash
rmano:x:1333:1001:Romano Gtti,,,:/home/rmano:/bin/zsh
geoclue:x:117:127::/var/lib/geoclue:/bin/false

you see mine here: ubu and rmano...

Now you can reboot and enter in the system with your user and password.

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