diff --git a/sources/tech/20220518 How To Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 - 20.04 LTS.md b/sources/tech/20220518 How To Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 - 20.04 LTS.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..97e66b3cea --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20220518 How To Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 - 20.04 LTS.md @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +[#]: subject: "How To Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04 LTS" +[#]: via: "https://ostechnix.com/how-to-reset-sudo-password-in-ubuntu-20-04-lts/" +[#]: author: "sk https://ostechnix.com/author/sk/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +How To Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04 LTS +====== +Reset Forgotten Root Password In Ubuntu + +This brief guide explains how to reset sudo password in Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 LTS desktop and server editions from rescue mode. + +### Introduction + +When **[installing Ubuntu][1]**, a new user will be created with sudo privileges to perform all sorts of administrative tasks. + +If your Ubuntu system have multiple sudo users, you can easily reset the forgotten password of a sudo user or administrative user from another sudo user's account. + +What If you have only one sudo user and you lost the password? No problem! It is very easy to recover forgotten sudo user password in Ubuntu from the **"rescue"** or **"single user"** mode. + +This guide has been officially tested on Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 LTS editions, however the steps given below are same for other Ubuntu versions and derivatives. + +### Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04 LTS + +First, boot your Ubuntu system into rescue mode to reset a sudo user's password as described in the link below. + +> [How To Boot Into Rescue Mode Or Emergency Mode In Ubuntu 22.04 /  20.04 / 18.04][2] + +After you entered into the rescue mode, mount the root (**/**) file system in read/write mode by running the following command: + +``` +# mount -n -o remount,rw / +``` + +Now, reset the sudo user's password using **"passwd"** command: + +``` +# passwd ostechnix +``` + +Here, **"ostechnix"** is the sudo user. Replace it with your own user name. + +Enter the password twice: + +``` +New password: +Retype new password: +passwd: password updated successfully +``` + +![Reset Sudo Password In Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04 LTS][3] + +That's it. We have reset the sudo user password. If you have followed the **Method 1** to enter into rescue mode as described in the above link, press **“Ctrl+d”** to boot into normal mode. Alternatively, you can type any one of the following commands to boot into normal mode. + +``` +# systemctl default +``` + +Or, + +``` +# exit +``` + +If you want to reboot the system instead of booting into normal mode, enter: + +``` +# systemctl reboot +``` + +If you have followed the **Method 2** to enter into rescue mode as described in the above link, type: + +``` +# exit +``` + +You will go back to the recovery menu. Choose "**Resume normal boot**" and hit ENTER key. + +![Boot Into Normal Mode In Ubuntu][4] + +Again, choose OK and press ENTER to continue booting into normal mode: + +![Exit Recovery Mode And Boot Into Normal Mode][5] + +You can now use the new sudo password when running administrative commands. + +##### What If I Forgot Both Username And Password? + +If you forget the username, you can easily list the available users in your Linux system from the rescue mode using command: + +``` +# cat etc/passwd +``` + +Sample output from my Ubuntu 22.04 system: + +``` +[...] +ostechnix:x:1000:1000:Ostechnix,,,:/home/ostechnix:/bin/bash +[...] +``` + +Well, you now have the user name. Just follow the aforementioned steps to reset the user's password. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://ostechnix.com/how-to-reset-sudo-password-in-ubuntu-20-04-lts/ + +作者:[sk][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://ostechnix.com/author/sk/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://ostechnix.com/install-ubuntu-desktop/ +[2]: https://ostechnix.com/how-to-boot-into-rescue-mode-or-emergency-mode-in-ubuntu-18-04/ +[3]: https://ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Reset-Sudo-Password-In-Ubuntu.png +[4]: https://ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Boot-into-normal-mode-in-Ubuntu.png +[5]: https://ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Booting-into-normal-mode-from-rescue-mode-in-Ubuntu.png