How to reset my WSL Ubuntu password?

Asked Feb 09 '24 at 04:48

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I forgot my WSL Ubuntu password, needed to run sudo command. After running the folowing command

lead@kernel:~$ sudo su

I got this

Sorry, try again

Any alternatives? Thanks

asked Feb 09 '24 at 04:48

Moussa Coulibaly

Run wsl -u root and use passwd to change the password for user lead – Ramhound Feb 09 '24 at 04:51
This has the answer to your question – Ramhound Feb 09 '24 at 04:57
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Does this answer your question? How to reset kali linux password in windows subsystem for linux – Markus Meyer Feb 09 '24 at 06:14
The procedure as outlined in the answer https://superuser.com/a/1369917/310704 worked worked fine for me. I just had to substitute ubuntu for kali since I'm using Ubuntu with WSL. Thanks @MarkusMeyer. – Richard Chambers Feb 26 '24 at 19:23

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