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Password changed for no reason?

I'm having a problem logging into my computer. I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I am 100% sure I didn't change my password, although I tried typing it 100 times, it's not working. I restarted the computer, I ...
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How to enable or disabled a user?

I'm uing ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I have 3 users: user1(administrator), user2(standard) and guest. I wanted to disable user1 and enable user2 which auto logs on with no password but after I did that I ...
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Can't login after upgrade - invalid password

Before upgrading to 12.04, I decided to update everything. Unfortunately this resulted in a system that wouldn't boot (due to an update to kernel 3.0.0-23 from 3.0.0-16), now fixed using initramfs. ...
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Is it normal to have two shadow files in /etc directory?

I am having an issue with logging in after an upgrade to 12.04. I have been using (unsuccessfully) this guide to reset the password. In /etc I found two shadow files: shadow and shadow- . The files ...
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password help please

I have version 11.10 and am having trouble login in can only access guest account and cannot get into adminastrator account. I have gone to root menu and tried to enter password change it posts ...