Hi,
I've lost my Mint18.2 OS dvd and also the username and password that goes with it. Is there any way I can resurrect my computer? I don't have any other OS on it.
Help would be appreciated, please
new username and password
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Re: new username and password
You can download and either create USB or burn a DVD.
https://linuxhint.com/install_linux_mint_19/
https://linuxhint.com/install_linux_mint_19/
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Regards,
Deepak
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A6 / 8GB
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon AMD Ryzen3500U/8gb
Regards,
Deepak
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A6 / 8GB
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon AMD Ryzen3500U/8gb
Re: new username and password
OP I understood your post to say you still got Mint 18.2 installed. If true, then just boot into the GRUB boot menu (hold shift after the BIOS logo if it's not showing by default), the select Advanced options and then recovery mode. Now select to boot into a root shell. The run
This will list all the home folders, which typically correspond to the user names.
Now run
while replacing <username> for the actual user name you found, and set your new password. Now you can
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mount -o remount,rw /
mount --all
ls /home
Now run
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passwd <username>
reboot
and boot and log in to that user account with the new password you set.