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Change user password while password is empty

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I have a realy strange problem in Ubuntu 11.10. I have by accident my password set to empty. If I wan't to install software now the system asks for a password, but I haven't one anymore. If I enter my old password it sais it's wrong and if I leave it empty it also does. Now I wan't to set my password back, but the system asks for the old password before I can change it. That password doesn't exist, so I can't do anything anymore! Can someone help me please?

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answered 2 Years ago arsleyeuth · Accepted Answer

Try running passwd from a terminal. It'll ask you for your old password, and then for your new one.

If it doesn't accept the old one there, run sudo passwd <username> replacing <username> with your username. That will make sure you can change it without the need for your old one, in the hope that it accepts the sudo password.