[SOLVED] After password change, can't login to LM 17.2 at all

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[SOLVED] After password change, can't login to LM 17.2 at all

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09-24-2015, 03:30 PM

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green ice

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Registered: Jun 2015

Posts: 152

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Rep:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

Create a new user in console (Ctrl+Alt+F[1-5])
Reboot.
Login as new user.
Report back.

I believe I already created a new user, possibly through the GUI last time I was able to get into Linux.

When I have tried to login as the new user,however, no passwords work.

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