Forgot Pass, Changed it, Reboot and Login not working right

[Husse]

I started on another answer but then I realised what the problem is
You changed the root password - if you add init=/bin/bash you are logged in to root (without being asked a password)
It seems that you get a mounted file system so you changed the root password
You have to tell bash which user you want to change
passwd your_name
And the "connection refused" error is normal - this is a very limited Linux

[Husse]

Sorry - I missed* that you wrote passwd username - I was thinking too much of the init=/bin/bash part
I thought that did not mount the partitions so I checked and there was a mounted root partition alright
There are a bunch of "nasty" attacks you can do if you have physical access.
Google for change or delete password linux and you'll immediately find a bunch of solutions
One thing you might try is to delete the hidden files .ICEauthority and .Xauthority in home
They are recreated automatically if deleted
* Seems I answer to may posts - has to be quick

[emorrp1]

dlkreations pointed out this how-to in another thread: http://www.watchingthenet.com/ubuntu-gu ... en-it.html It appears to me that you also have to add the "rw" option to the grub line, as well as the init.

[Husse]

It appears to me that you also have to add the "rw" option to the grub line, as well as the init.

I'm obviously getting tired
Yes - the file system is either not mounted or mounted read only - I seem to remember that now - should have mentioned that