Don't reinstall - reset a forgotten Linux password if you know the username. Method 1: Edit GRUB, add init=/bin/bash, boot, then run passwd . Method 2: Boot live USB ...
The following methods can be used for resetting the root password if the root password is unknown. If you use GRUB for booting, select the system to be booted, and add 1 to the end of the kernel boot ...
I'm not ever sure what my root password is anymore, but I'm sure trying 4-5 things would get it. Why? I set up sudo. I never run as root unless I'm doing a lot of system munging, everything else is ...