[00:35] <qwebirc51177> After my last update the login password screen appeared. I never set it up to need a log in password and my SUDO password doesn't work. Do I have to reload the system or is there a way around it? Everything I've read say it is very hard to crack the log in.
[00:57] <tgm4883> qwebirc51177: you don't have to reload
[00:57] <tgm4883> and I'm not sure what you were reading, but if you have physical access to the box, it's pretty easy
[00:58] <tgm4883> unless of course you encrypted your disk
[01:03] <qwebirc51177> I haven't tried booting from usb because I wouldn't know where to look to remove the log in screen
[01:04] <qwebirc51177> it's 32 bit machine
[01:09] <tgm4883> qwebirc51177: during boot up you should be able to select recovery mode in grub
[01:10] <tgm4883> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword
[01:10] <tgm4883> the standard way should work
[01:24] <qwebirc51177> Thanks Tom I'll give it a try. This NUBE is learning some everyday, Don't know how I missed this in Wiki