Unable to login after password change, having home directory encrypted
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ margin-bottom:0;
}
I have ubuntu mate.
I have recently changed my password using the passwd command. I know now that I have made a mistake because I also have my home directory encrypted with the previous password.
Consequently after enter my new password at login screen it return me back to the login screen.
Can someone please help me?
I am able to enter to grub boot menu and shell, i am also able to log into guest user.
Sorry if the topic is duplicate but I haven't found the same question
Thanks in advance.
login password encryption login-screen
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
add a comment |
I have ubuntu mate.
I have recently changed my password using the passwd command. I know now that I have made a mistake because I also have my home directory encrypted with the previous password.
Consequently after enter my new password at login screen it return me back to the login screen.
Can someone please help me?
I am able to enter to grub boot menu and shell, i am also able to log into guest user.
Sorry if the topic is duplicate but I haven't found the same question
Thanks in advance.
login password encryption login-screen
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
add a comment |
I have ubuntu mate.
I have recently changed my password using the passwd command. I know now that I have made a mistake because I also have my home directory encrypted with the previous password.
Consequently after enter my new password at login screen it return me back to the login screen.
Can someone please help me?
I am able to enter to grub boot menu and shell, i am also able to log into guest user.
Sorry if the topic is duplicate but I haven't found the same question
Thanks in advance.
login password encryption login-screen
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
I have ubuntu mate.
I have recently changed my password using the passwd command. I know now that I have made a mistake because I also have my home directory encrypted with the previous password.
Consequently after enter my new password at login screen it return me back to the login screen.
Can someone please help me?
I am able to enter to grub boot menu and shell, i am also able to log into guest user.
Sorry if the topic is duplicate but I haven't found the same question
Thanks in advance.
login password encryption login-screen
login password encryption login-screen
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
asked Nov 1 '17 at 18:48
asierraykasierrayk
82
82
add a comment |
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
Change your password back with the passwd command. Then, with and encrypted home directory, you have to change your password with the graphical tools.
This is a security feature to prevent root , or someone with root access, from changing your password and thus accessing your encrypted data.
For additional details see Changing home folder encryption after changing user password
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "89"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f971805%2funable-to-login-after-password-change-having-home-directory-encrypted%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Change your password back with the passwd command. Then, with and encrypted home directory, you have to change your password with the graphical tools.
This is a security feature to prevent root , or someone with root access, from changing your password and thus accessing your encrypted data.
For additional details see Changing home folder encryption after changing user password
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
add a comment |
Change your password back with the passwd command. Then, with and encrypted home directory, you have to change your password with the graphical tools.
This is a security feature to prevent root , or someone with root access, from changing your password and thus accessing your encrypted data.
For additional details see Changing home folder encryption after changing user password
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
add a comment |
Change your password back with the passwd command. Then, with and encrypted home directory, you have to change your password with the graphical tools.
This is a security feature to prevent root , or someone with root access, from changing your password and thus accessing your encrypted data.
For additional details see Changing home folder encryption after changing user password
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
Change your password back with the passwd command. Then, with and encrypted home directory, you have to change your password with the graphical tools.
This is a security feature to prevent root , or someone with root access, from changing your password and thus accessing your encrypted data.
For additional details see Changing home folder encryption after changing user password
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
answered Nov 1 '17 at 19:03
PantherPanther
80.2k14159261
80.2k14159261
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
add a comment |
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
The problem is that i don't have access to the terminal itself, to revert to my previous password
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:05
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
Boot to recovery mode and change your password or ctrl-alt-F2 and log in.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:06
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
You are most welcome.
– Panther
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
It took me literary 1 hour to figure out. Thanks
– asierrayk
Nov 1 '17 at 19:09
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f971805%2funable-to-login-after-password-change-having-home-directory-encrypted%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
