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Re: [LUG] Login problem

 

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:56:43AM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> I have a laptop with two versions of Xubuntu on it, 13.04 and 13.10. I
> am preparing to upgrade to version 14.04, so I need to make sure to
> backup some of the old files.
> 
> Today I tried to log on to v 13.04 and I keep getting a message that
> the password is wrong. I have made absolutely sure that it is not
> wrong. Also my wife is set up as a user on this version too, and her
> log on is rejected for the same reason.
> 
> At first I thought a grub problem. So I tried to log on to version
> 13.10 and that has the same problem. Now, as far as I know, each
> version has its own grub file and log on set up. So there must be
> something else going on. 
> 
> Can anyone suggest where to look next please?

Could it be that the password uses special characters, and the keyboard
has been changed to a different lay-out, say to a US one? Just find
some box where you can enter text - the username field should do - and
enter your password, to see if it appears as you would expect.

Martijn.


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