Excuse my continued confusion, but I'm still, err, confused
How did you get in? With a different user? From the console? You had an epiphany?
The
passwd command is the usual way to reset a user's password (unless I missed something, or banged my head
) Who's password did you forget? You can change your own password with
passwd, unless you're root, in which case you can change anyone's. If it's root's password you forgot then you need console access (which, if you are root, I presume you have). If you "are in", use
passwd to change the password before you "get out".