Recovering Sudo User Password in Ubuntu on Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux

By Admin
April 22, 2024
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Recovering Sudo User Password in Ubuntu on Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux

Recovering Sudo User Password in Ubuntu on Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux

If you have forgotten the sudo user password in Ubuntu on Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux, you can follow these steps to recover it:

  1. Open the Linux terminal on Windows 10 subsystem.
  2. Switch to the root user by using the command sudo su.
  3. Run the command passwd your_username (replace your_username with the actual username of the user whose password you want to reset).
  4. Enter a new password when prompted and confirm it.
  5. Once done, exit the root user by typing exit and use the new password to log in as the sudo user.

It is important to keep your passwords secure and easy to remember. Consider using a password manager to store and generate complex passwords.

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