Sorry to bump an old topic (yes, I've read the rules) but I have the same issue, in that I stupidly neglected to write down my new admin user password.
I can log in via a standard user account, however all of my work is on the admin's desktop.
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other@nat-ThinkPad-L420:~$ inxi -Fxxxrz
System: Kernel: 5.4.0-70-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 wm: muffin 4.8.1
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 7827AE6 v: ThinkPad L420 serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10
serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 7827AE6 serial: <filter> BIOS: LENOVO v: 8GET36WW (1.13 ) date: 08/16/2011
Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: 25.7 Wh condition: 29.1/56.2 Wh (52%) volts: 11.8/10.8 model: SANYO 42T4791 type: Li-ion
serial: <filter> status: Discharging
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-2310M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7
L2 cache: 3072 KiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 16762
Speed: 813 MHz min/max: 800/2100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 806 2: 844 3: 801 4: 809
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0116
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting resolution: 1024x768~N/A
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.0 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.0.3 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:1c20
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-70-generic
Network: Device-1: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 1880 bus ID: 03:00.0
chip ID: 8086:0085
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: 2000 bus ID: 09:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168
IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 45.81 GiB (9.8%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST500LM021-1KJ152 size: 465.76 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm
serial: <filter> rev: SDM1 scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / size: 13.69 GiB used: 12.85 GiB (93.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: /home size: 409.68 GiB used: 32.96 GiB (8.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-3: swap-1 size: 34.56 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0 C mobo: 0.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 724
Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://mirrors.evowise.com/linuxmint/packages ulyssa main upstream import backport
2: deb http://mirror.as24220.net/pub/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://mirror.as24220.net/pub/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://mirror.as24220.net/pub/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list
1: deb [arch=amd64,i386] https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
2: deb-src [arch=amd64,i386] https://repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
Info: Processes: 206 Uptime: 2h 08m Memory: 3.69 GiB used: 1.76 GiB (47.7%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5
Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38
other@nat-ThinkPad-L420:~$
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