login problem

[Colin Law]

On 16 November 2013 16:24, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
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>> On 16 November 2013 15:43, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
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>> >> On 16 November 2013 15:27, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com>
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>> >> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
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>> >> >> On 13 November 2013 18:05, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > I'd forgotten the password on an old installation of ubuntu 12.04.
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > changed the password but now when I log in with the new password
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > screen
>> >> >> > goes black and returns to the login.  When I control/alt/F3 I can
>> >> >> > log
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > using the new password.
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>> >> >> Can you login as guest?
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>> >> >> When you login via terminal can you see your files ok?
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>> >> >> Colin
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>> >> > Yes can login as guest.  When you say login via terminal, where would
>> >> > I
>> >> > login from?  Not aware of how to login from terminal, I guess that's
>> >> > the
>> >> > problem.
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>> >> I meant using Ctrl-Alt-F3.
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>> > oh sorry- I should have know.   I know how to do that, what I do not
>> > know
>> > how to do from there is list the files.
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>> Type
>> ls
>> to see a list of files/folders in your home folder. (ls = list)
>> though if it has managed to log you in then I am sure they will be there.
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>> Colin
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>  It won't let me login with Ctrl-Alt-F3.  Ctrl-Alt-F2 or F4 I get
> access-Your-Private-Data.desktop and readme.txt.  I do not know how to read
> that text file from here.

In that case your home folder /is/ encrypted as suggested by Avi.
(googling for that filename shows that).

Colin