Ubuntu 20.04 Reset Root Password
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Forgot your Ubuntu login password? Well, this quick tutorial is going to show you how to reset user (or root) password in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
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OS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
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Press Esc Or Shift key - Boot into Grub menu
Press -e Add -init=/bin/bash
Press Ctrl+X or F10
1. Remount Ubuntu system with read and write permission:
mount -rw -o remount /
Check the username if you forgot it:
ls /home
3. Reset password via command:
passwd USERNAME_HERE
exec /sbin/init
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