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3 Responses to “How can I recover the password to my linux server I know my username I just need password?”

1. AllenX02, on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:54 am Said:

   I would recommend trying out konboot(works great , look it up for more info & DL).

   You also should have made an alternative account via useradd account and then crypt w/ root privileges.

   Also, if you forgot the password, you could have made a backup file and reinstalled *nix on your comp . I would recommend Ubuntu or Mint mainly because they are newb-friendly.
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2. inclusive_disjunction, on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:09 am Said:

   Passwords are hashed in a one-way direction; you can’t retrieve the old password. Most Linux distros will allow you to boot in a single-user mode, meaning you are given a root shell. From here, you can change the password with this command:

   passwd username

   substituting in the correct user name. You will be prompted to enter a new password twice. After that, just reboot.

   http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Installation_Guide-en-US/s1-rescuemode-booting-single.html
   http://www.fedorafaq.org/basics/#resetroot
   http://www.debuntu.org/recover-root-password-single-user-mode-and-grub
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3. Anthony, on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:31 am Said:

   Open your terminal via telnet or terminal and type

   passwd yourusername

   and you will then be able to change your password, it cant be shown to you only changed
   References :
   http://www.strangebutfunny.net/

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