Thanks Rob, that url displayed my username and the original password is still valid so the attempted password change did not register. Just have to load my Yahoo etc on the Ubuntu machine, then wife can have her Windows" machine back! Thanks,all for your responses,....Michael
--- On Wed, 28/1/09, Rob Beard <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Rob Beard <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Username reset for 8.04 > To: "British Ubuntu Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 28 January, 2009, 5:02 PM > On 28/01/2009 16:58, mike daniels wrote: > > Hi all, have forgotton my username. Have tried > Username and username in "Drop to route shell" > ....command not recognised! > > Acceped password change ok. > > An "urgent" help-call please! > > Thanks, michael > > > Try this... > > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword > > It tells you how to reset your password and also find out > your username > if you've forgotten it. Comes with nice easy to follow > screen shots. > > Rob > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
