Re: odd passwd problem.

From	Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: odd passwd problem.
Date	2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
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On Thursday 01 August 2019 09:45:42 David Wright wrote:

> On Thu 01 Aug 2019 at 06:28:17 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote:
> > Debian-arm netinstall on a pi3b;
>
> … about which I know nothing. (A physicist once showed me an original
> pi in the pub, I think.)
>
> > No root pw set, I am housebroken to using sudo now.
> >
> > netinstall didn't install x anything although I thought I was
> > selecting xfce4, so my first action on the reboot was to
> > "sudo apt install xfce4". reboot, works, have x and 4 workspaces.
> >
> > Then "sudo apt install build-essential and buildbot, cups". reboot,
> > worked once, login normal. Then I plugged in a 120GB ssd which had a
> > bunch of src stuff on it I'll need later and powered up again. Can't
> > login, passwd no good.  Dbl check, caps lock off, try again several
> > times, passwd no good.
> >
> > Come to the house and ssh -Y picnc. passwd good, I have 2 sessions
> > running right now from konsoles on this machine. Back to the garage,
> > passwd fails.
> >
> > Suggested course of action? I do have access to it via ssh. And sudo
> > -i works.
>
> My first action would be to revert the change: remove the SSD.

I've also tried that, no help.

> I'm assuming that typing the username ± Caps behaves normally.

Seems to act normally.

> Cheers,
> David.


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 12:30 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 14:10 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 15:50 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:20 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-01 15:50 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 16:30 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 04:50 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-03 10:00 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 11:30 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-03 12:00 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 12:30 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-03 13:00 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 15:50 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-04 10:10 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 12:20 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 16:10 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:40 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 17:10 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 17:40 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 18:00 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 18:40 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 20:50 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 22:40 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-03 20:10 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 13:10 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:00 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 16:20 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:50 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2019-08-04 09:10 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-04 17:50 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-04 18:10 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 16:40 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 17:40 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 17:50 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 18:30 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 18:40 +0200

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