Hello
i am totally new to Mint and i installed it. It asked for the password, I used a simple one that I can easy rememember, likewise the password.
This is the problem, after all the install was done, I went to log in and it wouldn't recognise the username. I tried the usual, caps on off and all the rest, nothing.
Is there anyway of finding out what the username is without logging in?
thanks.
Finding your username.
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Re: Finding your username.
Reinstall it and save the name and password. Is faster.
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Re: Finding your username.
Thanks for the reply.
I know the username, it's the most simple one I use, infact, it's the same as my display name here.
I am curious now to know exactly what went wrong and see what the user ended up being (maybe i miss hit a key). I know it's not the password, again that was a simple to rememebmr one and I even double check using the method below:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 87#p621487
which work just fine, don't seem to be able to find somehting similar for username.
I installed it on an old laptop for the purposes of exploring it, so security was not uppermost in my mind, simple user, simple password.
Maybe a reinstall is the only way.
Cheers.
I know the username, it's the most simple one I use, infact, it's the same as my display name here.
I am curious now to know exactly what went wrong and see what the user ended up being (maybe i miss hit a key). I know it's not the password, again that was a simple to rememebmr one and I even double check using the method below:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 87#p621487
which work just fine, don't seem to be able to find somehting similar for username.
I installed it on an old laptop for the purposes of exploring it, so security was not uppermost in my mind, simple user, simple password.
Maybe a reinstall is the only way.
Cheers.
Re: Finding your username.
Boot into the install DVD - not to reinstall but just to get into a live session.
Mount the partition that your real install lives in
Go to /etc/passwd ( note the spelling of passwd )
In there are all the users on your installed system ( you may not have realized that some of these are users but ... ). The one you created during your install should be in there somewhere.
Mount the partition that your real install lives in
Go to /etc/passwd ( note the spelling of passwd )
In there are all the users on your installed system ( you may not have realized that some of these are users but ... ). The one you created during your install should be in there somewhere.
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Re: Finding your username.
Thanks for that, altair4, unfortunatley it won't let me boot from the dvd, even if I change the boot order in the bios. SO I can't do your method not reinstall. I'll probaly have to go into windows, delete the partition and recreate it.
thanks, any way.
thanks, any way.
Re: Finding your username.
So i found the command, it's merely whoami, this gives the currenty user.
So I need to mount the partition how is this done?
I used the command $ mount /dev sada6, and it merely stated only root can do that.
Thanks.
So I need to mount the partition how is this done?
I used the command $ mount /dev sada6, and it merely stated only root can do that.
Thanks.