On Sunday, 18 Sep 2005 12:57 pm, saleem ansari wrote:
> just at the boot screen ( GRUB ) add the word 'single' or 's' or 'S' to the
> line
>
> kernel /boot/vmlin... single
>
> you would be logged in as a root. then change the password and
> continue...!!

In Ubuntu you dont need to go through all that! Just open up a terminal window 
and type 'sudo passwd', enter your *own* password, and specify the new root 
password at the prompt!

- Sandip

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