This works great on Linux based systems. But on something running Linux you
will need to hash the registry and reset the password. There is a tool to
do this if there are any local users present. (does not work on active
directory accounts).
On May 27, 2015 7:17 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

> I got a friend upon whose computer (old XP) I installed Linux. She called
> me last night  because she forgot the password. Well, I asked the Florida
> user group about what to do and this is what they had to say:
>
>
> Just use GRUB to boot into single user mode / recovery mode.
>
> Append *init=/bin/sh* to the kernel command line, then mount the root
> filesystem (if it isn't already done for you) and run *passwd *to reset
> the root password or *password user *to reset user's password.
>
>
>
> http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/
> I'd bring a CD containing System Rescue CD just in case.
>
> http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage
>
> By the way, you can bust back into borked VMs with System Rescue CD ISO
> files, too.
>
> By the way, if you use System Rescue CD, do something like this,
> assuming her / is the mountpoint for /dev/sda1:
>
> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
> chroot /mnt/ bash
> cd /etc
> vi passwd
>
> Now delete the x between the first and second colons, for both user
> root and her ordinary username, then quit vi
>
> exit
> umount /mnt
> reboot
>
> Now, when asked for her password, leave it blank and she'll get in.
> Then she can change her password as desired. Same thing's true the
> first time she logs in as root.
>
> If she's not trustworthy enough to leave with blank passwords, you
> could probably use the passwd program after the chroot to change the
> passwords.
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
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