Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation?

From	Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation?
Date	2024-05-11 15:06 +1000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On Thu, 9 May 2024 12:59:57 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 09/05/2024 11:40, Borax Man wrote:
> > On 2024-05-08, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:  
> >> Yesterday, I installed the latest kernel in my mint MATE 20.3 desktop
> >> here. It advised me to reboot, so I selected the reboot option after
> >> closing all programs, and away we went. It rebooted fine and I got a
> >> login prompt, that looked oddly different. I think it had my full name
> >> instead of nothing above the login prompt.
> >>
> >> And no matter what I typed in as password, it wouldn't accept it.
> >>
> >> Thinking I might have to repair something from a live installation disk,
> >> I decided that at least a hard reboot might be worth trying, and with a
> >> proper power off it rebooted as normal.
> >>
> >> Anyone have a clue as to what that might have been?
> >>
> >> I am the only user on the system. It's mine, all mine, and one else ever
> >> uses it.
> >>
> >>  

Oh one other thing, did you encrypt your home folders?

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Not a request for help, but an explanation? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-08 11:22 +0100
  Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2024-05-09 10:40 +0000
    Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-09 12:59 +0100
      Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-05-09 21:27 +0000
        Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2024-05-10 09:11 +0200
          Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-05-10 12:24 +0200
        Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-10 17:14 +0100
      Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2024-05-11 14:55 +1000
        Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-11 08:58 +0100
          Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2024-05-11 08:54 +0000
      Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2024-05-11 15:06 +1000
        Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-11 08:59 +0100
        Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2024-05-11 12:21 +0200
          Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-05-14 03:42 +0000
            Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2024-05-14 08:29 +0200
              Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-05-14 20:00 +0000
                Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2024-05-15 09:11 +0200
                Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-05-15 11:19 +0100
                Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2024-05-15 13:57 +0200
                Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-05-15 13:58 +0200
            Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-05-14 14:53 +0200
              Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2024-05-14 17:24 +0200

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