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Having log in problems

Asked by klifford4

I accidentally changed the home/ user from what it was to something else and now I cant log in what so ever. how can I change it back to the original home/****** without reinstalling the whole operating system? I have no CD drivr since Ubuntu is on a Dell Mini 9. Thanks.

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Martin Olsson (mnemo) said : 		#1

Maybe you can select the "Recovery" option from GRUB and get a root shell from there?

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Martin Olsson (mnemo) said : 		#2

Also, try creating a bootable USB memory and boot with that. See "System::Administration::USB Startup Disk Creator"

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Jill mini 9 (mydrawingbored) said : 		#3

Hi martin, I started a new question for this problem with more information under Jill mini 9. I'm new to Ubuntu (it is my mini 9) and I'm lost with your suggestion. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

Getting into Recovery Mode on a dell mini9 is tricky because it boots up very fast i think. I think that pressing the "Esc" key a few times during bootup mgiht let you into the boot-menu that has lots of Ubuntu options if you are lucky.

Err, there is this link but i tried a lot of wrong things so just scroll down to the end and see if this makes sense
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/64330

You might also appreciate this link as i find the F11 key very useful and can't imagine life without one ;)
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/62540

Somewhere there is an excellent help-guide all about mini 9's but i have completely lost it :(
Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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