Strange login issue

[Martinx - ジェームズ]

Hi!

I think you should take a look at the /var/log/auth.log while trying to
login or changing the password...

Best,
Thiago


On 23 March 2014 06:15, Leo Noordhuizen <leo.noordhuizen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Even after having used and worked with Unix and Linux for decades one can
> get oneself in trouble...
> Im using Ubuntu 13.10, and on a notebook I needed to change the behaviour
> of certain keys (on the keyboard) as it was a nuisance to have to fight
> with apostrophes, tildes etc. So I fooled around with the language settings
> as I could not find any clear description what to do to change this.
> To make a long story short, I am now stuck with a user who can only log in
> *without* entering a password (no matter what is changed via system
> settings), and also cant change the password as the old password is not
> accepted.
> Even after setting a new password via root (su) for that user, it seems
> impossible to change the setting that he should login without password.
>
> Where can I find information about this, or is there a simple solution to
> fix this mess ?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Leo Noordhuizen - The Netherlands
>
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