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The normal default user should be “mint” (lowercase, no quotation marks) and when asked for a password, just press [enter] (the password is requested, but there is no password, or, in other words, the password is empty).
What is my Linux Mint password?
Reset forgotten/lost main user password in Linux Mint 12+
- Reboot your computer / Turn your computer on.
- Hold down the Shift key at the start of the boot process to enable the GNU GRUB2 boot menu (if it does not show)
- Select the entry for your Linux installation.
- Press e to edit.
What is the default Linux Mint root password?
2. The root password is unfortunately no longer set by default. This means that a malicious person with physical access to your computer, can simply boot it into Recovery mode. In the recovery menu he can then select to launch a root shell, without having to enter any password.
