I reset both of my accounts passwords but only one will let me log in. So I logged in as that account since it has admin privs, I changed the password on the other account (My main one which I really need) and then tried again. I have tried this several times with different passwords but no luck. The home file system for this user looks okay. What should I do? If I delete the user, will I lose the files under home?
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1How are you changing the password? Can you login from the terminal? (Ctrl+Alt+F1, use F7 to get back) – Seth Dec 03 '15 at 04:46
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You can boot a live ISO and open a terminal :
chroot /path/of/your/root/filesystem
passwd
and then change the root password

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That's much more complicated than it could be. Dropping to a recovery root shell is the easiest and fastest method if you have physical access. – Byte Commander Dec 02 '15 at 18:22
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I have tried both recommended methods, and at least it got one account going but the one I really need won't work. – StuL Dec 02 '15 at 18:46