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is this a bug in ubuntu 22.04 lts [duplicate]
scenario
when a pc runs ubuntu without root password set , then you can bypass the password of the user. by going to the grub menu and then recovery mode and then root shell prompt and then
passwd [...
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Need to configure user password policy on Ubuntu 22.04 server
We want to configure the following user password policy on our Ubuntu 22.04 server. I have referred to online documentation but have not found a consolidated guide that can help us implement the ...
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Fresh 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. ...
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What'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 ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 password not accepted after installation
Dears,
I've installed version 24.04 two times. both installations are ok, but when try to login it says the password is wrong. checked the password with shown input both times during installation and ...
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Why exactly usermod -p command is not recommended?
For only academic purposes I am doing a research about the usermod command working with the -p or --password option:
Through man usermod exists:
-p, --password PASSWORD
The encrypted password, as ...
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What is the correct approach to unlock a disabled login user?
When is executed the sudo adduser <username> --disabled-login command, is created an user being locked because is disabled login. It can be confirmed with the passwd -S <username> command ...
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Invalid password after ~1 week of system uptime and strange user account added
Recently I've set up my home server with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS. It was running just fine for around a week or so with only Minecraft server hosted on it. The problem is that after around a week of uptime ...
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KDE lockscreen doesn't accept a correct password
I have installed kde-desktop on my Ubuntu 22.04.
When I login to the KDE session and hit ctrl+L to lock the screen, the kscreenlocker app doesn't allow me to unlock it back.
I can see that the ...
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Trying to change login password but new password doesn't stick
Changing it via sudo passwd said it was changed sucessfully, but when I log out and log back in the new password doesn't work. However it'll take the old password. So I tried sudo passwd (my prifile ...
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Password not working on first login
I feel like I'm going crazy here.
I just downloaded and installed VM VirtualBox and Xubuntu to run on it.
I'm following The Odin Project so followed their instructions for setting up, which said to ...
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Password Ubuntu 22.04 for Xilinx Devices
I downloaded image and write it into SDcard refering to https://ubuntu.com/download/amd#community
and
https://xilinx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/A/pages/2363129857/Getting+Started+with+Certified+...
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Ubuntu 23.10 - a new password page during boot
Ubuntu 23.10, PC, Mate Desktop
23.10 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 ...
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Automatic 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, ...
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My 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 ...
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What are the default username and password for ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso?
I downloaded the ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso file and installed it into the Oracle cloud virtual server by attaching the boot volume. There was no prompt for username and login password ...
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SSH without password does not work on ubuntu server 22.04.2 LTS
First of all, thanks for everyone's advices.
My testing environment: two ubuntu servers (abbreviate as S1, S2)
Server version: 22.04.2 LTS
My Steps for configuring ssh login without password as below:
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After updating to 22.04.3 I get a blank login screen asking for my username and password, despite inputting it and rebooting from USB nothing works
I'm using a Surface Go tablet. This is what pops up when I log in, I just blurred out my name information.
I put in my password and user, but it just won't work. I tried booting from a USB again, but ...
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Lagging when I am about to enter my password during user login
After I have booted my laptop, when I am about to login to my user, I cannot enter my password for some time. I keep on typing, but I cannot enter my password. After sometime, I am able to enter my ...
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How to login to Ubuntu 22.04
I want to avoid having to enter my password when I initially log in to Ubuntu 22.04.
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Unable to login to my remote OSD Ubuntu
When I am trying to login to my Ubuntu I am getting message Sorry, password authentication failed. But I've been using the same password for the past month, also I used the key Right Ctrl+F5 in OSD ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 says password is incorrect for all users but one
My Ubuntu 20.04 laptop contains 4 users, 2 normal users and 2 administrators. Only the second administrator can login properly, all of the other users result in "Sorry, that didn't work" ...
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Ubuntu.com log in with Ubuntu One not accepting valid credentials
I tried to log in to Ubuntu one using my long held gmail credentials but they were not accepted. I used the copy from previous logon and carefully checked the password which was correct but still it ...
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Google Chrome stays locked after loging in with fingerprint?
Whenever I log in with my fingerprint sensor Google chrome stays locked and needs a password to gain access to my Google account.
And is there anyway to authenticate with fingerprint?
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Speech on signing in
ubuntu 20.04 How do I stop my LENOVO laptop saying "black circle, black circle, black circle ... paddle" when I enter my password at start up ?
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computer dropping wifi connection sometimes multiple times in a session, but no apparent pattern Ubuntu 23.04
Running a MacBook Air, version 7.2 and Ubuntu 23.04. I have a decent wifi router with good signal strength. I awaken the computer and when the computer connects to my wifi network I begin my session --...
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Unlock password dialog no longer granting access
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 with Gnome on a Lenovo laptop.
About three months ago, my laptop started refusing my password when unlocking, both when the session timed out due to inactivity and when it was ...
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Can I force a specific user to login by SSH cert only while all other accounts can still SSH by password?
Ubuntu wizards,
I'm trying to set a user to only be able to login via cert through SSH but allow all other users to login via password through SSH. For some reason, I'm not getting how to set this ...
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Ubuntu 23 remove login password (again)
Asking again as current config according to many solutions shown are still allowing me to log in with password.
I have successfully set up ssl cert login.
Here is my sshd_config (without commented out ...
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Login screen password with two languages in Ubuntu 23.04
I use Ubuntu 23.04, and I use both English and Hebrew keyboards.
When logging in I'm getting asked for a password, and sometimes my keyboard is set to the wrong language.
It's not a problem to switch ...
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Ubuntu password no longer works after login
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a laptop (dual boot with Win 11) and something weird happened to my password. I can only use it to login when I select a user (the booting GUI) and after that, ...
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Can't use su command to interactively login as another user
I am currently using ubuntu 20.04 machine.
I created a user with password using the useradd command.
I need to change the PATH variable of that user. So i used su - <username> to interactivelly ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 problem with password authentication
Today I installed Ubuntu 23.04. Obviously I put a password to protect my user. After the install I tried to log in and I couldnt enter it. It couldnt authenticate with the password I provided. Guess ...
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Have to enter password twice after machine has been on for a couple hours
I have a fresh 22.04 install on laptop that will hang on the first login from lock screen after it's been running for a while.
For about an hour or so after bootup it lets me login normally with ...
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System does not prompt me for password when login in
When login into the system it does not prompt me for a password after putting in my username.
I am able to ssh into the system, when I ssh into the system from another device and I try to sudo -i ...
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How to disable automatic login on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS? [duplicate]
Sorry for my bad English.
At home I have a shared Ubuntu computer. However, every time it boots, the system automatically logs in to my account without a password (eventhough my account has a password ...
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How do I set up password-less login via GUI in Ubuntu 20.04?
I have read that in old versions of Ubuntu, you could set user so it is allowed to log in without password. That choice is not available now (seems like someone "smart" knows that we do not ...
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uBuntu 22.04.2 suddenly requires no password to login
I've been logging in with my password for years. Within the last month the password is no longer required - it logs me on with no other input when I click on my username. After that, it asks for my ...
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Stuck in login loop, but only for one user
I was working on my Lenovo Idea Pad with Ubuntu when suddenly the screen froze, I could move the mouse and see the cursor moving, but clicking or pressing the keyboard keys had no effect, so I decided ...
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forgot ubuntu password of instance
i have an oracle instance with ubuntu i don't remember having set a password for ubuntu but when i run the following command
systemctl enable emperor.uwsgi.service
it's required a password
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Enable ssh login with password for a user
I am the admin of a Ubuntu 20.04 server and I want to enable ssh login for a user through password, rather than using key pairs.
The /etc/ssh/ssh_config file on the host looks like this (<username&...
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Howdy biometric login is causing a modal keyring authentication dialog to prompt for a password adfter desktop loads
Before I begin, this is not a duplicate of keyring-did-not-get-unlocked-when-you-logged-into-your-computer because I have not enabled auto-login
And it is not a duplicate of stop-being-prompted-to-...
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Show login password as it is typed
The keyboard on my 8 year-old laptop is becoming less reliable, often a keypress won't register first time and sometimes, if pressed too hard, will repeat. This is not a big deal except when logging ...
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"sorry that did not work. please try again" when logging into vps
I am a new ubuntu user. I have a XRDP remote desktop setup on my vps. Whenever I connect, the user is "root", but the root password does not work even thought I am putting it in 100% correct....
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Loop Login Ubuntu 22.04
Today, when I went to log into my pc, I just couldn't. The system returned to the user select page even with the password entered correctly. I found it strange that when entering the shell with the ...
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Seems 2FA login authentication is trivial to bypass on Ubuntu. What am I missing?
I was considering setting up 2FA on Ubuntu with libpam-google-authenticator as outlined in this article. However, it seems this method can be completely bypassed by entering GRUB rescue mode and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 suspend without password
So I just upgraded to 22.04, Until now after 15-30 minutes the screen locked and I needed a password to login again. Now its not happening an I can figure out what changed?
Thanks,
Raz
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Ubuntu is asking for authentication when booting and before login
Ubuntu is asking for user and password authentication before user's login. It asks when the Acer logo and Ubuntu logo still appear. After inputing a random username and password, it will bring me to ...
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live session locked out ubuntu-studio 22.10
22.10 Live version locks it's screen & demands a user & password - none of the usual suspects seems to work - may I please know the magic keys ?
I have processes running & cannot get to ...
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Ubuntu login loop, but have another user account
I cannot login to my main user account. I have entered the password right. When I enter the password correctly, the ubuntu login window freezes for around 3 seconds and then just returns to the login ...
