How do I get Ubuntu to ask me for a password at login again?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 and afterwards, I accidentally set the administrator account password to empty/null.This gave me problems when trying to do administrative tasks in the GUI, so after...
View Articleremote desktop from windows 10 to ubuntu 22.04 [duplicate]
i am new to linux but is time to learni have installed ubuntu 22.04 and i need to use this as server for nextcloud but i like to be able to connect with remote desktop to this computeri have enabled...
View ArticlePreconfiguring ssh password for server installer
I am trying to install Ubuntu Server on a device on which the available HDMI port broke down, so I can't connect a display whatsoever. I read in the docs (here) that it was possible to connect to the...
View ArticleWhat would be the concept behind the password not being echoed on cli
I am curious to know why the password characters(special characters) are not echoed when we login to the system via a terminal.But we can see the password characters(special characters) while we login...
View ArticleKubuntu: How can I disable password prompts when updating or installing...
I'd like to disable the prompt that comes up when updating software in KDE Discover. I'm already a member of group sudo with the following line in sudoers: %sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL.When running...
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Why am I always asked to create a new keyring?
Every time I have restarted mysystem, and use an application that might need a password (Thunderbird, Vivaldi, etc.) I am asked to create a password for new keyring.It doesn't matter if I create the...
View ArticleSshd_config still allowing password authentication
I have adapted my sshd_config file where I changed the value of:PasswordAuthentication noChallengeResponseAuthentication nousePAM no ( now set to yes)Furthermore I have restarted the sshd service by...
View ArticleHow to change password in /etc/shadow to *
Looking at /etc/shadow, I see that system accounts have a * character in the password field, making it impossible to login as those accounts using a password.I have a user account that I made, for...
View ArticleMy password does not work
I have installed VirtualBox and Xubuntu today, and have set a password and took a photo of it while on the "unattended guest OS install set up".After then completing all the steps that were described...
View ArticleUnlocking Ubuntu with a pin instead of a long password
I am trying to set up a pin unlock for my laptop running Ubuntu 19.10. Everything is going very smooth except that I don't know how to do it. I found a page that has the...
View Articlesudo fails to ask for password if libpam-tacplus is installed
With an updated Ubuntu 23.10 installation (as of 2024-01-25), running anything with sudo fails to ask for a password. It just hangs forever. Running strace, I noticed that it was blocking on a read()...
View ArticleResetting password
I really need help my cousin changed root password of Ubuntu based compute please note that it was done months ago and I didn't face any problem at that time.. But now that I'm trying to run...
View ArticleAutomatic Login Not Working
As the title says, automatic login is not working. I've tried a few things, turning it off and on, changing the password, and restarting the system. I always get asked for a password on login however,...
View ArticleHow to enable sudo password?
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a virtual machine in the Windows Azure Cluster.By default sudo is not requiring a password.I would like to force a password on all sudo commands.How do I go about...
View ArticleView saved wifi passwords using terminal
How can I view the wifi password of networks I'm already connected to in the terminal?
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Ubuntu 23.10 - a new password page during boot
Ubuntu 23.10, PC, Mate Desktop23.10 has been working fine and I wanted to restore my VPN wiped out during the last update/upgrade and worked with the vendor to restore operation. That involved many...
View ArticleWhat is the login password to unlock Keyring Authorization in 20.04?
At boot up, I get a pop up message stating, Authentication Required, The login keyring did not get unlocked when you logged into your computer.Below this message there is a an area for the authorized...
View ArticlePIN on Kubuntu lockscreen (KDE Plasma 5.27.8)
I am new to linux and have the newest Kubuntu 23.10. I'm loving the customization options but am having a problem right now with the lock screen. I followed this...
View Articlepasswd: permission denied error when trying to update a user's password
I just installed Ubuntu on a new machine and everything seemed to be going fine. I and a coworker were having some issues with a few things and have managed to lock-out a local admin (sudo?) account...
View ArticleFlatpak asks for password several times
Using kubuntu 23.10, I enabled flatpak in Discover. Now everything works, including installing an app but everytime I tried, flatpak will ask me for my password several times (around a dozen times or...
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