Forgot default keyring password Ubuntu 14.10

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So...I forgot it. I actually might have spelled it wrong first...

Any advice?

Can you log in normally? When does this message show up, and what exactly is the message? — Xen2050, Dec 14 '14 at 02:34
I can log in normally, yeah. It shows up when I open the browser tab. — Dorian Diaconu, Dec 14 '14 at 10:50
Ok, sounds like the gnome keyring, not the user password that passwd can change. I'm not too sure what to do... found some info, I'll add an A — Xen2050, Dec 14 '14 at 11:14

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Here's how to delete your current gnome keyring:

 rm ~/.local/share/keyrings/login.keyring

That should work, but I'm not entirely sure what all will be effected though. You could try & save the old keyring with instructions from here though I'm not following step 2 "create a new keyring", might mean to use seahorse - other users suggest that seahorse alone can fix the problem too.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Dec 14 '14 at 11:23

Xen2050

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score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 14 '14 at 02:28

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Well, hopefully you made backups. You could attempt to get in with 3rd party decryption programs, like OphCrack. Or, you can boot into recovery mode by holding SHIFT while starting.

Find root, then remount ubuntu as un-readonly with this command:

 mount -o rw,remount /

to access password reset goodness, type:

passwd username

where username is your username.

type exit to exit.

credit goes to psychocats, a Ubuntu website I enjoy. http://psychocats.net

answered Dec 14 '14 at 02:28

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ps. isn't Ophcrack just for windows passwords? – Xen2050 Dec 14 '14 at 12:34
I was using it as an example, I think there is a linux version. I realize that, however, but the method shown above from psychocats should work. – waterlubber Dec 26 '14 at 01:03
This question is about keyrings (used to store website logins etc) not Linux credentials. Your answer is a partial answer to a different question, how to change a Linux login password. – Jay M Sep 21 '17 at 16:52

Forgot default keyring password Ubuntu 14.10

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