You can reset your logon password on VMware Workstation 12 Player by following these steps:
- Power off the virtual machine.
- Right-click on the virtual machine and select "Settings."
- Select the "Options" tab and click on "VMware Tools."
- Click on "Time synchronization between the virtual machine and the host operating system."
- Click on "Options" and select "Synchronize guest time with host."
- Start the virtual machine.
- As the virtual machine starts, press the ESC key to access the GRUB boot loader menu.
- Select "Recovery mode" and press ENTER.
- Select "root" and press ENTER.
- Type "passwd username" (replace "username" with the name of your user account).
- Enter a new password twice.
- Type "reboot" to restart the virtual machine.
- Login with your new password.