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2571.
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Locate the 'shadow' file and make a backup copy:
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:142
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2572.
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Right-click on the shadow file and select <gui>copy</gui>.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:147
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2573.
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Then right-click in the empty space and select <gui>paste</gui>.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:150
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2574.
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<link xref="files-rename">Rename</link> the backup "shadow.bak".
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:154
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2575.
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Edit the original "shadow" file with a text editor.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:162
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2576.
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Find your username for which you have forgotten the password. It should look something like this (the characters after the colon will be different):
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:168
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username:$1$2abCd0E or
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:172
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2578.
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username:$1$2abCd0E:13721a:0:99999:7:::
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:175
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2579.
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Delete the characters after the first colon and before the second colon. This will remove the password for the account.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:180
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Save the file, exit out of everything and reboot your computer without the live CD or USB.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-forgottenpassword.page:184
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