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Chromium (snap) on Xubuntu 24.04 : "Password Manager needs more access"
I upgraded from Xubuntu LTS 22.04 to 24.04, and I'm getting this annoying Password Manager needs more access message in chromium now (installed via snap, and up-to-date):Of course, clicking Relaunch...
View Article22.04: Is it possible to allow any valid user to unlock the screen?
I have what may seem like a strange need: I would like to allow any valid user to unlock a screen that has been locked. Right now, only the user that actually started the X session can unlock the...
View ArticleWhat's the real meaning of "!!" in /etc/shadow on Ubuntu
The stackexchange link says "it is not possible to login to the account using a password", but the baeldung link says "anyone can log in to the account without any password".The stackexchange link:Both...
View ArticleChanging the Ubuntu LUKS encryption password [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 22.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad. I have Secure Boot enabled, and a password set up for it. I need to give the computer to someone else, and I would like to change the Secure Boot password...
View ArticleSetting a Single User Password on Ubuntu 20.04 EC2 Image
I have an AWS EC2 FIPS compliant 20.04 instance, I have applied the DISA STIGS to this instance, except for one. Every time I set the password for Single User mode I am no longer able to boot the...
View ArticleHow to create an upgrade script that runs without a password [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu on my sons laptop that he will be using for school, as such I don't want him to have the password just yet. I would still like him to be able to run these three commands to update,...
View ArticleWhat is the correct way to use git with gnome-keyring and http(s) repos?
Currently, whenever I git pull or git push to a http(s) repository, I get the following:$ git pullUsername for 'https://gitrepos.reposdomain.com': me@mydomain.comPassword for...
View ArticleHow to change password on ubuntu usb drive
I have a removable usb drive with ubuntu on it. I can't login and need to change password.I have seen many questions and answer to changing password on host drive but not on usb drive.I tried following...
View ArticleRecovery for Sudo Ubuntu terminal password [duplicate]
How can I recover my Ubuntu Sudo password on my terminal?
View ArticleWhy is my Ubuntu 20.04.6 not asking me for my password to log in?
It's been a while since Ubuntu stopped asking me for my account password. It doesn't ask me when the computer starts neither when I open the laptop up, I'd like to understand what is happening and how...
View ArticleHow to find the saved Wifi Password in Ubuntu
I connected my laptop with my home Wifi connection but now I forget the password and I want to login on my mobile device as well. Can you tell me how can I check my saved password so that I can use it...
View ArticleHow do I set a password for an existing account?
I'm very new to Linux, as I just got a Chromebook as a gift this evening and would like to change it to Linux. I went ahead and downloaded crouton and set it up through the terminal; but when it came...
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 requested: LUKS password to decrypt the disk, then the login password to log in.Is it possible...
View ArticleFresh Ubuntu 24.04 installation has failed four times
Folks,After using Ubuntu LTSs for around fifteen years I have just encountered a failure in my 22.04 version; I decided to move to the latest version, rather than try to fix the problem I was having. I...
View ArticleWhy is "50-cloud-init.conf" created?
I was setting up an ubuntu server and, like 99% of all people, one of the first things I do is to disable password authentication in favor of keys.On other distros and in other times this is done by...
View ArticleHow to set password for Ubuntu >= 20.04 Cloud Image for serial console login?
I've successfully enabled SSH login on my "jammy-server-cloudimg-arm64.img" Ubuntu 22.04 image using a "cloud-init.img" with proper public RSA key set, however I cannot set a password for login on...
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 ArticleMake Hosts Only Edit Via Custom (not sudo) Password - To Stop Addiction
I use Firefox extensions and modifications to the hosts file in the /etc directory to block websites like Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube. However, I sometimes bypass these self-imposed restrictions and...
View ArticleI can't connect to wifi because the system doesn't ask a password
I'm running Lubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on a old laptop. Everything works fine, except for this problem: with certain routers (luckily at home everything works fine, but sadly not at university) when I click...
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...
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