HOW TO change default user (root) password:

[Super-Tux]

Once that you have this distro installed on your hard disk, you might wish to change the default user/root password.
Since this distro have the same default password for both accounts (super user and normal user)don't forget to change both of them.

To change the default root password press CTRL+ALT+T and type this into terminal window:
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$ sudo passwd root
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You will be prompted to enter CURRENT password, and after that to enter NEW password twice, and the following message will be displayed:
passwd: password updated sucessfully

To change the default user password press CTRL+ALT+T and type this into terminal window:
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$ sudo passwd [type account username]
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For instance, in case of 32-bit Ultimate Mint Live, the command should look like this
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$ sudo passwd uml32bit
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The same as above you will be prompted to enter CURRENT password, and after that to enter NEW password twice, and the following message will be displayed:

passwd: password updated sucessfully

Now you may check if new password(s) is working. For root account type into terminal window this command:
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$ su -l root
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and you will be prompted to enter ROOT password.

To check whether user account password is working- simply run any of the software that require administrative privilegues such as Synaptic Package Manager or Software Manager and you will be prompted to enter USER password.

HOW TO RESET YOUR USER PASSWORD:

During GRUB boot menu press "E" on keyboard to enter GRUB edit mode and use arrow key to navigate right at the end of the kernel line,
where "quiet splash" stands. Now simply add the following command after "quiet splash" :
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rw init=/bin/bash
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Press SPACE and press "F10" to boot. After the kernel is loaded you can change the password of any existing user by typing:

passwd [type account username]

and enter NEW password twice.

[Claude Herail]

Thank you for the explanations.

How does one change the username from mint17 to something else and carry that change to everything that is associated with the username?
Better yet, is there a way to choose a username while installing Ultimate Mint instead of being stuck with the default mint17?