{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=wrench, name=Troubleshooting > Forgotten user password} How to reset user password --- If you have forgot user password, boot PureOS in recovery mode. NOTE: If you are using **PureBoot** it is quite simple to enter to a recovery mode, from the main menu select: `Options` → `Boot options` → `Show OS boot menu` → select "recovery" mode to boot (don't make it default). Once you boot, you should see this: You will be asked to enter your disk password, type it in and press ENTER. You will see this text: ``` You are in rescue mode. After logging in, type "journalctl -xb" to view system logs, "systemctl reboot" to reboot, "systemctl default" or "exit" to boot into default mode. Press Enter for maintenance (or press Control-D to continue): ``` Simply press {key ENTER} here. You will get into a terminal session. Now type: {icon terminal} `passwd USERNAME` where USERNAME is your username (NOT your full name). If you forgot your username, type: {icon terminal} `ls /home` which will show your home folder, its name is your username. Then type our new password and press {key ENTER}, type it again and press {key ENTER}. Then type: {icon terminal} `systemctl reboot` and press {key ENTER} to reboot. All should be okay now.