How to Reset a Forgotten Password in Ubuntu WSL Windows 11
🔐 Forgot your Ubuntu password in WSL? Don’t panic this quick guide will help you reset it in just a few minutes! 💻
In this video, I’ll show you step-by-step how to:
⚙️ Open Terminal as Administrator - Right-click the Start button.
Choose Windows Terminal (Admin).
📋 Find your installed Linux distributions - List Your Installed Linux Distributions
Command: wsl -l -v
🧑💻 Launch Ubuntu as root
Replace YourUbuntuDistro with your distribution's name
Command: wsl -d (YourUbuntuDistributor) -u root
🔑 Reset your forgotten user password
Identify Your Username
Command: ls/home
Reset Your Password
Command: passwd (yourusername)
🚪 Exit root and restart Ubuntu Terminal
⏱️Time stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Open Terminal as Administrator
0:47 - Find your installed Linux distributions
0:54 - Launch Ubuntu as root
1:13 - Reset your forgotten user password
1:46 - Exit root and restart Ubuntu Terminal
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