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  1. #11
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    Re: Password failure

    I have been using the computer regularly for years. It came from System 76 with Ubuntu which has been upgraded regularly. O had some problems with the 20.04 upgrade, but it was running fine for a couple of weeks before this happened.

  2. #12
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    Re: Password failure

    You can see that I was following the instructions in that good tutorial and what returned

  3. #13
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    Re: Password failure

    CowDoctor - Hummm ...

    An observation --
    root@Bucky:~# passwd Joseph Snyder
    I do expect the kernel to see "Joseph Snyder" as two entries - thus invalid as the assumed username.

    Run in terminal:
    Code:
    ls -al /home
    To know what the username assignment is.
    If in fact you have set the use name as the 2 words, Joseph Snyder, then in the passwd command enclose your username in quote marks:
    "Joseph Snyder"

    follow through with the tutorial.


    -who wudda thunk it ?-
    Last edited by Bashing-om; November 23rd, 2024 at 03:22 AM.
    THE current(cy) in Documentation:
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PopularPages

    Happy ubuntu'n !

  4. #14
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    Re: Password failure

    Dear Bashing-om,
    Wellll, all fixed. Thank you! Curiously, the first time I just ran ls /home as the tutorial suggested and I could swear it came back Joseph Snyder, which is what show as the name at login. I tried that with quotations and got a doesn't exist message, so ran ls -al /home and it came back joseph-snyder. Ran that through the password and all was well. So, again, thank you, resolved, and maybe some info for the next time?
    Yours gratefully,
    CowDoctor Joe

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    Re: Password failure

    CowDoctor -

    Pleased I could render the aid.

    As this issue is now at an end:
    Please mark this thread solved;
    aides others seeking the solution,
    helps keep the forum clean, and
    precludes others miss-directing efforts to aid.
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPo.../SolvedThreads

    happy trails to you
    THE current(cy) in Documentation:
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PopularPages

    Happy ubuntu'n !

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