BleepingComputer.com: 'linux mint 7 gloria'

My grandson has forgotten and can't find his user password for his acer aspire 5050 laptop running linux mint 7 gloria.
Can I do something similiar to an f8 restart and recover to the original?
Suggestions?

Found on the web:
Reset forgotten/lost main user password in Linux Mint - Linux Mint Community


Reset forgotten/lost main user password in Linux Mint
You can reset your password following the next steps:

• Reboot your computer / Turn your computer on.
• Hold down the Shift key at the start of the boot process to enable the GNU GRUB boot menu (if it does not show)
• Press ESC at the GNU GRUB prompt.
• Press e for edit.
• Use the Arrow keys to highlight the line that begins with kernel and press the e key.
• Go to the very end of the line and add rw init=/bin/bash
• Press Enter and then press b to boot your system.
• Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.
• Type in passwd yourusername
• Set your new password.
• Restart your system.

This post has been edited by buddy215: 22 May 2011 - 08:51 PM