Resetting Linux User Password

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Shockingly easy...

1.Boot into Recovery Mode and select Root
2. Type in passwd <username>. Set your password.
3. Type in reboot.

I thought it would be a lot harder.
 
Theres not really any reason for it to be harder, once you have physical access to a box (required to reboot/recover etc), it might as well be rooted. The way to counteract this is encryption. Sure you can make it harder, using things like bios passwords and disabling certain boot modes, it only slows people down.

I suppose you are right. thankfully it was easy as Ive just started using Linux Mint and forgot my password. Off to set a BIOS password...
 
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