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09-07-2005, 12:09 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 15
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Cannot Unlock Session
Whenever I am logged in as a standard user, I cannot unlock my screen with my password. It gives me the wrong password error. But this is the same password I used to login and startx initially. Is there a seperate password file for unlocking the screen?
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09-07-2005, 01:01 PM
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Distribution: Ubuntu
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No, it should use the standard passwd/shadow suite, or PAM, if you use that. If your system uses PAM, is there a proper configuration for xscreensaver in /etc/pam.d?
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09-07-2005, 01:09 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 15
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It says /etc/pam.d does not exist.
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09-07-2005, 01:10 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Distribution: Ubuntu
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Since you don't specify in your profile, what distribution are you on?
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09-07-2005, 01:29 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Aguascalientes, AGS. Mexico.
Distribution: Slackware 13.0 kernel 2.6.29.6
Posts: 816
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Re: Cannot Unlock Session
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Originally posted by sunmicroman
Whenever I am logged in as a standard user, I cannot unlock my screen with my password. It gives me the wrong password error. But this is the same password I used to login and startx initially. Is there a seperate password file for unlocking the screen?
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I had this problem a long time ago with Slackware 9.0
Solution: never knew for sure LOL
In that time I stopped using Linux for awhile and when I came back, Slackware 10 was already available  |
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09-07-2005, 04:13 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Argentina (SR, LP)
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 3,145
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Which program are you ussing to lock X? Try using another one.
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09-07-2005, 07:25 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 15
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I am using Slack 10.1. Also using the "lock screen" option built into KDE.
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09-07-2005, 07:40 PM
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Guru
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Seymour, Indiana
Distribution: Distribution: RHEL 5 with Pieces of this and that.
Kernel 2.6.23.1, KDE 3.5.8 and KDE 4.0 beta, Plu
Posts: 5,697
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It should use you user account password. Same as logging in to KDE to start with. Things to check: make sure you enter password corectly like make sure caps key is off.
You are not setup to auto login without a password are you?
If this is the case are you sure the password is correct?
Reset your password and see if that works.
Brian1
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09-07-2005, 08:47 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 15
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Quote:
Originally posted by Brian1
It should use you user account password. Same as logging in to KDE to start with. Things to check: make sure you enter password corectly like make sure caps key is off.
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Caplocks are off.
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Originally posted by Brian1 You are not setup to auto login without a password are you?
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No
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Originally posted by Brian1 If this is the case are you sure the password is correct?
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Yes
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Originally posted by Brian1 Reset your password and see if that works.
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Already tried that. |
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09-09-2005, 04:04 PM
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Guru
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Seymour, Indiana
Distribution: Distribution: RHEL 5 with Pieces of this and that.
Kernel 2.6.23.1, KDE 3.5.8 and KDE 4.0 beta, Plu
Posts: 5,697
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Have you another account and tried it there? If not create a new account and see if that works there.
Brian1
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