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dandy7216-Mar-20 6:36

dandy72

16-Mar-20 6:36

That's there problem.

Their, I said it.

k505416-Mar-20 6:45

16-Mar-20 6:45

Your write, but that's they're rite. Maybe I'll right some more, that's my wright.

Kris Lantz16-Mar-20 7:31

Kris Lantz

16-Mar-20 7:31

I have this allusion that I can except that sometimes people get words mixed up, but then realize it effects me to the point that I must allude conversation with them.

AndyChisholm17-Mar-20 11:34

AndyChisholm

17-Mar-20 11:34

As the Rolling Stones said, "Hey McCloud, get off of my ewe"!

Not sure I can ever trust Ubuntu again: im an idiot

Dr.Walt Fair, PE19-Mar-20 11:17

Dr.Walt Fair, PE

19-Mar-20 11:17

Yes, it5 amazes both of me.

CQ de W5ALT

Walt Fair, Jr.PhD P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

raddevus16-Mar-20 4:31

16-Mar-20 4:31

Today, I logged into my laptop running Ubuntu 18.04.4 with no problem.
Then I stepped away and the screen locked and after that I couldn't successfully log in again.
I checked caps lock, etc and it is none of that.
I've looked up solutions and there does seem to be a problem with it not accepting your password.
I think it may have an old password as root so I can't get into root either.
I am effectively locked out of my Ubuntu laptop and I'm typing this from a Ubuntu desktop and wondering if this will happen in the future.
There are many solutions online and they all require logging in as root or getting logged in at the command line but Ubuntu won't allow me to log in at all on that laptop.
I guess it is a brick until I wipe it.
How could I ever trust Ubuntu again??? Unsure | :~

EDIT
I am an idiot. Somehow I've been typing my password for 2 weeks without actually knowing my password!!! URGH!!!! Blush | :O

I finally figured out the one character I typed improperly. OY!!!!
I'm so stupid. Confused | :confused:

modified 16-Mar-20 11:16am.

CPallini16-Mar-20 4:41

CPallini

16-Mar-20 4:41

In a long experience with Ubuntu (well, LUbuntu) I never had such a problem.
Unfortunately I don't know a workaround for that.

raddevus16-Mar-20 5:34

16-Mar-20 5:34

CPallini wrote:
I never had such a problem.

Apparently I haven't had the problem either.
Thanks so much. Somehow I've literally been typing my password for weeks without actually knowing it. I was one character off today and couldn't get it. Yes, I'm obviously senile and a savant at the same time, because I can type a password incorrectly for weeks then not know it.
OY!!
Blush | :O

CPallini16-Mar-20 5:52

CPallini

16-Mar-20 5:52

You are welcome and, for sure, not alone on that.
I keep typing wrong passwords at work, just because the company password policy is insane and, above all, I am an old dog.
Smile | :)

k505416-Mar-20 4:44

16-Mar-20 4:44

You might be able to boot to single user. Generally CTL-X, at the boot screen, then add "single" to the kernel boot parameters.
Alternatively, get a Knoppix (or other) Live CD/DVD and boot from that. Mount the root partition from the laptop's hard drive, and blank the password in /etc/shadow
e.g from something like this:

k5054:$6$gVGCezrmD49p1H/a$S2YUlUknRaPHIjdskN6dQ1GJeZpxxg4hlnuCB68CO8ZgmGEmAQiYjn0wjc83bM8aGOaYTdprtva0rIRRGVLSu1:18108:0:99999:7:::

to this

k5054::18108:0:99999:7:::

Save, reboot, change password when you get logged in.
Next, generate ssh-keys for your both your Desktop and Laptop, and do a ssh-copy-id between the two. You should now be able to ssh in either direction without a password. If you'd prefer to retain the security of a password, add a password when doing the ssh-keygen.

If you'd prefer not to hard-boot the laptop you might be able to CTL-ALT-DEL to trigger a reboot (or a tap on the power button might work too). If the "Vulcan Neck Pinch" doesn't work from a GUI screen, you should be able to get to a non-gui login using CTL-ALT-Fn. I'm not sure which virtual console Ubuntu uses. Fedora uses VT1, and other systems uses VT7 or VT5, so try F4 or F6.

k505416-Mar-20 5:01

16-Mar-20 5:01

Looks like things have changed a bit since I last did this ... For GRUB 2, you hold down SHIFT when booting. See GNU/Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Boot Single User Mode Easy Guide | tutorialforlinux.com

raddevus16-Mar-20 5:17

16-Mar-20 5:17

Thanks so much. Somehow I've literally been typing my password for weeks without actually knowing it. I was one character off today and couldn't get it. Yes, I'm obviously senile and a savant at the same time, because I can type a password incorrectly for weeks then not know it.
OY!!
Blush | :O

k505416-Mar-20 5:41

16-Mar-20 5:41

So, PEBKAC, then?

It still might be worth generating some ssh keys (preferably an ed25519 key-type), and check you can ssh between machines using them. And you never know when a Live CD/DVD might be useful too, so it might be worth burning one and making sure you know how to boot from it. Or a USB stick, which is faster than an optical drive.

raddevus16-Mar-20 5:57

16-Mar-20 5:57

Yes, PEBKAC. Blush | :O

I will implement a process to handle this in the near future.
Hopefully before I get into that situation again. Smile | :)

k505416-Mar-20 6:05

16-Mar-20 6:05

Mark_Wallace16-Mar-20 6:10

Mark_Wallace

16-Mar-20 6:10

It's nice to know that Ubuntu makes it really hard for the people who steal your laptop. D'Oh! | :doh:

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

5teveH16-Mar-20 5:13

5teveH

16-Mar-20 5:13

Grub usually gives you a few seconds to interrupt the normal boot and allows you to choose single user/emergency. I don't think you need a password from there, and can reset the root password. I would check, but my desktop (Ubuntu 19) has a hardware problem at the moment.

Also, (assuming it is allowing you to type in the password), could it be a problem with a key on your laptop keyboard - which is going to be hard to spot when entering a password. Can you plug in an external keyboard - or telnet/ssh from your desktop.

raddevus16-Mar-20 5:18

16-Mar-20 5:18

5teveH16-Mar-20 5:24

5teveH

16-Mar-20 5:24

LOL! Been there. Done that. I'd assumed you weren't as stupid as me! Laugh | :laugh:

raddevus16-Mar-20 5:31

16-Mar-20 5:31

5teveH wrote:
LOL! Been there. Done that. I'd assumed you weren't as stupid as me!

Thanks for admitting it. And, yes, I'm far stupider. Big Grin | :-D

User 1106097916-Mar-20 5:15

User 11060979

16-Mar-20 5:15

- Try another keyoard?
- Is there in linux something like Alt&<numkeypadasciicode> to enter a character?

hope dies last Big Grin | :-D

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

raddevus16-Mar-20 5:19

16-Mar-20 5:19

0x01AA wrote:
hope dies last

that gave me a smile... thanks so much.

Somehow I've literally been typing my password for weeks without actually knowing it. I was one character off today and couldn't get it. Yes, I'm obviously senile and a savant at the same time, because I can type a password incorrectly for weeks then not know it.
OY!!
Blush | :O