Have just installed kubuntu 16.04. On initial boot up, it remembers my pass, & can use the system -until I do something that needs a passwd. Then it won't accept the same pass as before. How can I rectify this?
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"A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss -
Holding the Shift key down during boot up has no effect.
I am using Gigabyte hardware/software (GA-F2A88X-D3H), which may be interfering. On first boot, my normal boot password starts the system. After that it doesn't work. So I can't get into Root.
What should I try next?Comment
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The shift key will work. Using it is a timing issue. Too soon or too late and the grub menu will not appear."A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.Comment
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I've tried over 35 times this morning and the Shift key still will not work!
There has to be another way!Comment
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Why not just log in to recovery mode (single user -- root)? You'll be at the command line and can then have root change the users password.Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock HolmesComment
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How do I log into Recovery mode?Comment
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i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
16GB RAM
Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores
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I can't log into recovery mode because it does not show on bootup - non of the usual bootup items appear.Comment
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Reboot and start pressing the esc key. That should end up displaying the Grub Menu.Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock HolmesComment
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RE: Why not just log in to recovery mode (single user -- root)?
Would you please be more specific-I would like to try that.Comment
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WHEN you get the Grub Menu to display, you press the down arrow once and press Enter. On the screen displayed, there will be an entry (entries if you have more than one kernel installed) that end in (recovery). Those entries, when you log in, put you at the root command line shell. From there you should be able to change your normal user account password.Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock HolmesComment
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These were my steps..
on bootup, held the ESC key down until grub> appeared.
- choice is :
Advanced Options
System setup
chose System Setup
now at root@bumpyputer
Enter new unix password: - entered bumpysax
Retype new unix password: - entered bumpysax
Authentication token manipulation error
What did I do wrong?Comment
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Choose Advanced optionsWindows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock HolmesComment
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These are my steps:
These were my steps..
on bootup, held the ESC key down until grub> appeared.
- choice is :
Advanced Options
System setup
chose Advanced options
Chose Recovery Menu
Enter new unix password: - typed bumpysax
Retype new unix password: - typed bumpysax
password unchanged
Authentication token manipulation error
password unchanged
What now?Comment
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