HT4113 Unlocking iPod Touch after password is forgotten - can't I unlock it by entering my iTunes account information?

It seems the only way to get back in to an iPod for which the passcode is forgotten is to reset it. Surely it must be possible to unlock it and reset the passcode, like so many other things such as web sites, Android devices, accounts (such as this one!).
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No, you have to restore the iPod. Apple/your account does not know the screen-lock passcode you assigned to the iPod.

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