12.04 home encrypted and I have written down encryption passphrase. How to reset login password?

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Published on 2012-09-08T06:55:48Z Indexed on 2012/10/19 17:18 UTC
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I set up a friend with 12.04 and he forgot his password. I encrypted his home directory and I have written down the encryption passphrase during the first boot. If he changed his password after I wrote down the encryption passphrase during the first boot is this original encryption passphrase of any use? What should I do to reset or recover his password and keep everything accessible and functionally intact with the encrypted home directory?

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