Wiping laptop hp aspire one [duplicate]
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I have a hp aspire one laptop Havnt used in some time and the password I thought it was isnt working. I want to wipe the password or the whole laptop but not sure how. It's running on Linux mint 17
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I have a hp aspire one laptop Havnt used in some time and the password I thought it was isnt working. I want to wipe the password or the whole laptop but not sure how. It's running on Linux mint 17
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I have a hp aspire one laptop Havnt used in some time and the password I thought it was isnt working. I want to wipe the password or the whole laptop but not sure how. It's running on Linux mint 17
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I have a hp aspire one laptop Havnt used in some time and the password I thought it was isnt working. I want to wipe the password or the whole laptop but not sure how. It's running on Linux mint 17
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Re-install the OS to wipe everything out; or use single user mode to reset the root password.
Edit:
Reinstall the OS? Since the steps are extensive, you can follow their official guide here: https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
For resetting the root password:
- Reboot the OS
- On the GRUB menu, select the
kerneland presse - In the file that opens, goto line that starts with
linux /boot/vmlinuz...and at the end, add:rw init=/bin/bash - Press
F10orCTRL + X
This will boot your system and you will be dropped to the root shell. From here, it is pretty much simple task to change root user password or any other user for that matter (hint: use passwd command)
Once you are done, simply type exit and the system will reboot again. You can use the new password now to log into the system.
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See edited section above in my answer
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1 Answer
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active
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active
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up vote
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Re-install the OS to wipe everything out; or use single user mode to reset the root password.
Edit:
Reinstall the OS? Since the steps are extensive, you can follow their official guide here: https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
For resetting the root password:
- Reboot the OS
- On the GRUB menu, select the
kerneland presse - In the file that opens, goto line that starts with
linux /boot/vmlinuz...and at the end, add:rw init=/bin/bash - Press
F10orCTRL + X
This will boot your system and you will be dropped to the root shell. From here, it is pretty much simple task to change root user password or any other user for that matter (hint: use passwd command)
Once you are done, simply type exit and the system will reboot again. You can use the new password now to log into the system.
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
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How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:09
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See edited section above in my answer
– sla3k
Nov 20 at 21:27
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up vote
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down vote
Re-install the OS to wipe everything out; or use single user mode to reset the root password.
Edit:
Reinstall the OS? Since the steps are extensive, you can follow their official guide here: https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
For resetting the root password:
- Reboot the OS
- On the GRUB menu, select the
kerneland presse - In the file that opens, goto line that starts with
linux /boot/vmlinuz...and at the end, add:rw init=/bin/bash - Press
F10orCTRL + X
This will boot your system and you will be dropped to the root shell. From here, it is pretty much simple task to change root user password or any other user for that matter (hint: use passwd command)
Once you are done, simply type exit and the system will reboot again. You can use the new password now to log into the system.
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
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How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:09
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See edited section above in my answer
– sla3k
Nov 20 at 21:27
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up vote
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up vote
2
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Re-install the OS to wipe everything out; or use single user mode to reset the root password.
Edit:
Reinstall the OS? Since the steps are extensive, you can follow their official guide here: https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
For resetting the root password:
- Reboot the OS
- On the GRUB menu, select the
kerneland presse - In the file that opens, goto line that starts with
linux /boot/vmlinuz...and at the end, add:rw init=/bin/bash - Press
F10orCTRL + X
This will boot your system and you will be dropped to the root shell. From here, it is pretty much simple task to change root user password or any other user for that matter (hint: use passwd command)
Once you are done, simply type exit and the system will reboot again. You can use the new password now to log into the system.
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
3495
Re-install the OS to wipe everything out; or use single user mode to reset the root password.
Edit:
Reinstall the OS? Since the steps are extensive, you can follow their official guide here: https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
For resetting the root password:
- Reboot the OS
- On the GRUB menu, select the
kerneland presse - In the file that opens, goto line that starts with
linux /boot/vmlinuz...and at the end, add:rw init=/bin/bash - Press
F10orCTRL + X
This will boot your system and you will be dropped to the root shell. From here, it is pretty much simple task to change root user password or any other user for that matter (hint: use passwd command)
Once you are done, simply type exit and the system will reboot again. You can use the new password now to log into the system.
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
3495
edited Nov 20 at 21:27
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
3495
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
3495
answered Nov 20 at 20:52
sla3k
3495
3495
How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:09
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See edited section above in my answer
– sla3k
Nov 20 at 21:27
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How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:09
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See edited section above in my answer
– sla3k
Nov 20 at 21:27
How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:09
How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:09
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See edited section above in my answer
– sla3k
Nov 20 at 21:27
See edited section above in my answer
– sla3k
Nov 20 at 21:27
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How do i do that
– Bradley Fox
Nov 20 at 21:01