I disabled login options, how do I reset my password?
So yesterday I changed password on ubuntu, but today I wanted to revert it so I entered user accounts and tried to change it, but sadly I could not. It told me password is not secure enough or something then i disabled log in options, but i want it back as it was
http://
Now I can not change password at all
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: gnome-control-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 20 22:47:25 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_
activity-
deja-dup 24.0-0ubuntu1
gnome-
indicator-datetime 12.10.2-0ubuntu3
Question information
- Language:
- English Edit question
- Status:
- Solved
- Assignee:
- No assignee Edit question
- Solved by:
- N1ck 7h0m4d4k15
- Solved:
- 2012-10-22
- Last query:
- 2012-10-22
- Last reply:
- 2012-10-22
This question was originally filed as bug #1069169.
Levan Chelidze (levanchelidze) said : | #1 |
N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : | #2 |
On 10/22/2012 02:50 AM, Levan Chelidze wrote:
> New question #211909 on gnome-control-
> https:/
>
> So yesterday I changed password on ubuntu, but today I wanted to revert it so I entered user accounts and tried to change it, but sadly I could not. It told me password is not secure enough or something then i disabled log in options, but i want it back as it was
> http://
>
>
> Now I can not change password at all
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: gnome-control-
> ProcVersionSign
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat Oct 20 22:47:25 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gnome-control-
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> usr_lib_
> activity-
> deja-dup 24.0-0ubuntu1
> gnome-control-
> indicator-datetime 12.10.2-0ubuntu3
>
Hi ,
Follow this guide to reset your password :
http://
Thanks
Levan Chelidze (levanchelidze) said : | #3 |
Thank you for the reply but i re installed already, but i think it should fixed , and i have a question in the screen shot you can see a disabled login options how to get it back ??????????
|
#4 |
You mean the automatic login ?
You have to set a password and then you can turn ON or OFF the automatic login.
If your problem solved , cosider to mark the questiona as solved by clicking the answer that solved your question.
Thanks
Levan Chelidze (levanchelidze) said : | #5 |
Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.