Change Gnu/Linux password - Rescapp - Documentation
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Change Gnu/Linux password - Rescapp - Documentation
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Step 1Rescapp searches for partitions that have on them the following file: /etc/issue based on information found in the /proc/partitions file.
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Step 2If such partitions have been found, Rescapp displays partitions that have on them the following file: /etc/issue. At the same time you are prompted:
Which partition is your main GNU/Linux partition? You are supposed to choose your main GNU/Linux distribution (you will probably only see one) and press the OK button.
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Step 3You are prompted:Which user? Select the desired user from the list.
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Step 4You are prompted:Enter the password (user) Use a temporary password please. You will change it later in your system.
Step 5Rescapp tries to change the password for the selected user.
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Step 6You are informed about the password change process.You either get:Password was changed OK! :). We recommend that you change it once you're back in your system to use your systems default encryptionorFailure! Password was not changed. Something went wrong! :(
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Step 7A log file called chpasswd.log.txt can be found in the Desktop logs folder.