How to Reset your Forgotten Password in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

How to Reset your Forgotten Password in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
Restart your Ubuntu System, and when your computer boots up, press and hold the 'esc' key to enter into Recovery menu. Highlight 'Advanced Options for Ubuntu' using your downward arrow key, and then hit 'Enter'.
After that, highlight 'Recovery Mode', and then hit 'enter'. Again come to 'root - Drop to root shell prompt', and then hit 'enter'. After that, press 'Enter' again for maintenance. After that, Follow three steps below:-
Step 1: Remount the Root with write access
mount -rw -o remount /
Step 2: Use command below to list all users:-
ls /home
Step 3: Type command below to change password
passwd your_username
It's done
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Give root password for manintenance
(or press Control-D to continue):
Login incorrect .
on hitting enter key it is still prompting for password in recovery root mode. what to do next?

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