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Was locking down root with the /etc/grub/00.header command and didn't know to finish it so I rebooted the computer and now I can't get into my sudo account.

Ron
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Randol Albert
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    possible duplicate of [How do I add myself back as a sudo user?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/70442/how-do-i-add-myself-back-as-a-sudo-user) – karel Jul 27 '15 at 17:25

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This can be easily undone. Boot into recovery mode using grub, and get to a terminal. Then type in 

sudo usermod -U <username>

Where (<username>) is your username. That should unlock your account.

Tim
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  • No problem! Make sure to check that it worked, so anyone with this same problem can see this! – David Jul 28 '15 at 03:48