Gnome keyring daemon not starting up properly
Since a few days ago my Gnome-keyring daemon hasn't been starting up properly.After logging in:ps aux | grep keyringuser 3496 0.0 0.0 214408 15800 ? SLl 13:30 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon...
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Wifi stopped getting connected in Ubuntu 20.04
My Ubuntu 20.04 was working all fine, but all of a sudden I am not able to connect to my wifi as it is keeps on asking me for the wifi password again and again.I tried to remove the wifi password in my...
View Articlegio mount password with special characters
I want mount using well-known waygio mount smb://<user>:<password>@<server>/<share>/In my casegio mount "smb://WORKGROUP;myuser:+B@e}F)q8tra@@192.168.1.199/"I get...
View ArticleUnable to login on my machine with right password
Even though I entered the right password to my machine I'm unable to login.IssueI start my machine and for the first time I'm able to login with my password.Now I lock my machine or I suspend my laptop...
View ArticleHow can I paste a password into a VNC client, or terminal SSH?
I'm setting up a headless RPi, accessed from my Ubuntu desktop. I've set a strong and hard to type password and I really wish I hadn't, because neither terminal SSH nor Vinagre allows me to paste it...
View ArticleCan't log in even though I have the correct password
I have seen more than one question like this one and I think it's because the causes are many. So I would like to do a detailed question here to see if someone can spot the issue.I have ubuntu 20.04...
View ArticleAvoid Grub2 password protect on every boot?
I have set Grub2 password following this thread. It works fine but now it prompts for username and password every time I start or restart my computer. It's actually the first thing it does. Now, if the...
View ArticleIs there a single line command to do `su`?
I can do an su with su <username> and it asks for my password. Is there a password parameter for su such that i wont be prompted for a password?e.g. su <username> -p <password>
View ArticlePassword doesn't work if type too fast
So basically when I type my user password I HAVE to type it pretty slow for it to register, e.g. ~sudo, it says "Sorry, try again" but when i type it slowly it accepts the password.I think this is a...
View ArticleBASH script - How to simulate user input for password
I'm trying to make a bash script used to unlock an external drive which is password-protected by WD proprietary software.Since I'm combining this with other bash scripts, I need it to take the password...
View ArticlePassword not working on first login
I feel like I'm going crazy here.I just downloaded and installed VM VirtualBox and Xubuntu to run on it.I'm following The Odin Project so followed their instructions for setting up, which said to tick...
View ArticleTrying to change login password but new password doesn't stick
Changing it via sudo passwd said it was changed sucessfully, but when I log out and log back in the new password doesn't work. However it'll take the old password. So I tried sudo passwd (my prifile...
View ArticleServer on Raspberry Pi SSH setup
I've written the 22.04 Server image to an SD card, then opened the boot partition and added a file called ssh. Booting this gives me a system with an open SSH port. When I log in as...
View ArticleKDE lockscreen doesn't accept a correct password
I have installed kde-desktop on my Ubuntu 22.04.When I login to the KDE session and hit ctrl+L to lock the screen, the kscreenlocker app doesn't allow me to unlock it back.I can see that the password...
View Articlechsh always asking a password , and get `PAM: Authentication failure`
Today I tried to switch to another shell.First I tried fish, and used chsh -s fish to change fish to default. After some time I found it cannot use ~/.bashrc (&& needs to be replaced by and)....
View ArticleCan't change root password, passwd doesn't do anything
I just got a dedicated server with ubuntu 14.04 on it. I haven't received root details in my server info email, but instead for a different user. So I wanted root access and tried to change the...
View Articleaccess problems using password
No access to laptop.I'm trying to Logon. After upgrade & reboot , password not being acceptedInitially had problems downloading protonvpn a month ago - after many email convos,to try solve that...
View ArticleCan't access Ubuntu or windows only by entering the right BIOS password
I have installed Ubuntu last version on a external hard drive last night , I did my first steps for about 2 hours .Today I tried to re-open again but the computer asked me to give the BIOS password...
View ArticleAttempting to Decrypt an AES-256-CBC Encrypted File but Decryption Password...
I am trying to decrypt a password protected file that was encrypted using AES-256-CBC, but the password to decrypt the file has been forgotten. In this simulation, I do know the password is a...
View ArticleXubuntu: No password request after suspension
If I suspend my Xubuntu 12.10, and then take my computer off the suspension, it doesn't request any password. I have tried adding the gnome-screensaver on autostart settings, which I read somewhere (go...
View ArticleInvalid password after ~1 week of system uptime and strange user account added
Recently I've set up my home server with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS. It was running just fine for around a week or so with only Minecraft server hosted on it. The problem is that after around a week of uptime...
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Cannot log into freshy installed Ubuntu Server 16.04.3: login incorrect?
I installed Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 (kernel version 4.4.0.87) in a VirtualBox Virtual Machine. No fancy settings, pretty much just a straightforward default install.After the installation was finished...
View ArticleHow do I change root password on MySQL?
I have checked more than 25 answers in AskUbuntu; none of them apply... I seem to be an edge case in this instance.I know that an empty password was assigned because there is an entry in the MySQL log...
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Login Password Doesn't Work for sudo Command
I am running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS n a Dell Precision T1700, 64-bit. Since installation (about 2 years ago) the root PW has not been changed, and works for login. For the first 6 to 9 months it worked for...
View ArticleDo not ask for LUKS password at boot
LUKS is used on a Ubuntu 22 PC to encrypt the whole disk.So, each time the PC is booted, 2 passwords are asked: LUKS password to decrypt the disk, then the Login password to log in.Is it possible to...
View Articlehow to reset cinnamon password after changing ubuntu admin and user passwords...
I reset the admin and user passwords umbuntu or whatever but hangs me up on cinnamon password. i want all this Linux crap gone totally so i can install Windows
View ArticleWhat is the correct approach to unlock a disabled login user?
When is executed the sudo adduser <username> --disabled-login command, is created an user being locked because is disabled login. It can be confirmed with the passwd -S <username> command...
View ArticleReset system looping and bios ask for password wat should i do any ideas...
Hey anyone who can help me I'm stuck with this help me
View ArticleWhy exactly usermod -p command is not recommended?
For only academic purposes I am doing a research about the usermod command working with the -p or --password option:Through man usermod exists:-p, --password PASSWORDThe encrypted password, as returned...
View ArticleUbuntu 24.4 lts login broken after a new install
I just installed the latest Ubuntu lts twice to find out that password field doesn't function properly when trying to log in. It doesn't say that my password is wrong, but instead told that my password...
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