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> Meaning what? Does it prompt for a login name and password again? Yes. I get Password Incorrect message immediately. Unlike the other case, which the the scr
by tzury 14y ago
> Meaning what? Does it prompt for a login name and password again?
Yes. I get Password Incorrect message immediately.
Unlike the other case, which the the screens goes blank fore few seconds before I get the login again without any error messages.
I can edit all my system files right now, either locally (on tty1) or from remote using ssh. But have not idea which files I should be editing and to which values.
- lutusp 14y ago>> Meaning what? Does it prompt for a login name and password again? > Yes. I get Password Incorrect message immediately. So boot from a bootable CD or DVD and edit the system files to remove the offending password. Detailed instructions: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/what-is-the-best-way-to-edit-etcpasswd-shadow-and-group-files.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/what-is-the-best-way-to-edit-e... Or, enter runlevel 1 and reset your password directly using "passwd". No editing required in this case. Detailed instructions: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/ http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-li...