Comments on: How to Reset Forgotten Root Password in Ubuntu https://www.ubuntumint.com/reset-ubuntu-root-password/ UbuntuMint - Everything About Ubuntu Linux Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:46:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: maike https://www.ubuntumint.com/reset-ubuntu-root-password/#comment-19672 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 09:27:55 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2980#comment-19672 So without specifying the Ubuntu disc partition, I presume this will destroy my entire system. Got 3 boot UEFI systems. Or doesn’t it matter?

]]> By: Dennis Juma https://www.ubuntumint.com/reset-ubuntu-root-password/#comment-3428 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:41:24 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2980#comment-3428 In reply to Jürgen Fuchs.

Hi Jurgen,

The best preventive measure against such a hack scenario is to encrypt your entire drive or filesystem folders and directories that hold critical data. This way, none of your data gets compromised.

Regards!

]]> By: Dennis Juma https://www.ubuntumint.com/reset-ubuntu-root-password/#comment-3426 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:36:46 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2980#comment-3426 In reply to Paul P..

Hi Paul,

Maybe you could provide screenshots of the steps you followed? Also which Ubuntu version are you using? Is it 20.04 LTS? The latest stable version?

Regards.

]]> By: Paul P. https://www.ubuntumint.com/reset-ubuntu-root-password/#comment-3289 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 03:02:50 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2980#comment-3289 This solution doesn’t work anymore. The drop to a root shell in recovery now asks for the root password!

]]> By: Jürgen Fuchs https://www.ubuntumint.com/reset-ubuntu-root-password/#comment-3186 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:28:45 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2980#comment-3186 So anyone can gain control over my root privileges using the above hack???

Are there any means to prevent it?

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