New install of 8.04, won't accept password

Asked by Dale Spencer

I just installed 8.04 desktop on a clean system. After the install, it booted fine then I got a light brown window/box asking for my password. I entered the password that I used during the installation, but it refuses to accept it. I've tried various versions( upper case, lower case, combination of both, etc.) I then came out and checked the forums and found a suggestion to drop and go to entering a new password using the passwd command. That worked for the terminal side, and it only allowed me to use a one letter password. I'm new at Linux so I haven't learned the command line commands yet. I've reinstalled numerous times and even downloaded the ISO again. It always comes back to asking for a password and not accepting what I had previously entered. This may be a bug in the latest version, but I don't know. I would like to start using Linux, but so far this has been a nightmare of frustration. Any help would be appreciated.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#1

Have you used number in your password...?
if yes please activate the num-lock led pressing the Bloc-num key on the numeric pad or don't use the numeric pad to type your number.
Also all Linux are case sensitive so be sure to activate ( or disactivate ) the caps-lock.
A trick is to type (to check it) your password when the Ubuntu ask for user....
Thank you

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said :
#2

Hello

+1 marcobra.. and if nothing works you can try resetting your password:

Turn your computer on.

Press ESC at the grub prompt.

Press e for edit.

Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, press e

Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash

press enter, then press b to boot your system.

Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.

Type in passwd username

Set your password.

Type in reboot

Regards

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Dale Spencer (spen56cer) said :
#3

In response to Marcobra.......I was very diligent to be careful of numlock and uppercase/lowercase. Also I never get a choice for anything other than the password (Which it refuses to accept).

In response to Shankar.....Your suggestion is one I tried from earlier posts I've read. I went through the complete process. That is where it changed the password at the command line level to a single letter password. I can get into the system at the command line level but the idea was to use the graphical interface to use Umbuntu. I even restarted Umbuntu, and tried the new one letter password. Still won't recognize the password. I'm a current Windows user who would like to come over to Linux, but so far am frustrated at using it. Also, I haven't learned the Linux command line commands so I'm like a newbie with the commands.

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Jonas Jabs (jonas-flinux) said :
#4

ok you want to get into the GUI after logg in on the console:
try the command "startx"

also to reset your password
try passwd YOURUSERNAME YOURNEWPASSWORD

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Jonas Jabs (jonas-flinux) said :
#5

sorry the last command is:
sudo passwd YOURUSERNAME YOURNEWPASSWORD

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Dale Spencer (spen56cer) said :
#6

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.