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Reset the password in Ubuntu / Linux Bash in Windows

• AskUbuntu Question - Reset the password in Ubuntu / Linux Bash in Windows
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Solution:

1. Edit this file (in notepad or notepad++):

   %localappdata%\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\rootfs\etc\shadow

2. Find your normal user, for example:

   user1:$jsdjksadgfhsdf.saflsdf.sadf.safd:17299:0:99999:7:::

   and simply remove the hash part (below part)

   $jsdjksadgfhsdf.saflsdf.sadf.safd

   you will see a different hash - I hope :) so it should look like:

   user1::17299:0:99999:7:::

3. Save the file

   Start Bash again with root privileges and set your password

   sudo bash
passwd <your-user-name>

4. You can now set a new password without having to enter the previous one.