Questions regarding passwords and the use of them. Where and when it is needed for system security.
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Why do CLI and GUI methods for shutting down have different security measures?
CLI option for shutting down the system is
sudo shutdown -h now
This requires the user to give the administrator password, whereas shutting down via GUI doesn't require any password. Why does GUI ...
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How to Disable KDE Wallet and have “remember password” working
When I log into my system I have a KDE Wallet password dialog. When I disable it, some passwords as wifi or FTP accounts don't work any more, and the main problem - I dont have "remember password" any ...
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Prevent that TrueCrypt gets Administrator rights
If I try to open a TrueCrypt drive, TrueCrypt asks me for my administrator-password (also when I am a normal user).
I know, that i can prevent this password-asking by editing the sudoers file = giving ...
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Password PXE Install
I tried to install Ubuntu server using PXE.
During the installation the system never ask me for a password or a login but at the end of the installation when the computer restart he asked me for a ...
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Why do I see a screen showing all text I typed during the session on logging out?
When I log off of Ubuntu 12.10, a screen appears shortly with all the text I typed during the session, including passwords and such.
Is this supposed to happen?
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The screen is fullscreen ...
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How to display password policy information for a user?
Ubuntu Documentation > Ubuntu 9.04 > Ubuntu Server Guide > Security > User Management states that there is a default minimum password length for Ubuntu:
By default, Ubuntu requires a minimum
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Pasword space is blank under VMWare, what can I do?
I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 on my VMWare and now the password space is just not there. It says the name of user but no space to enter the password. What to do?
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Password protect individual apps
Can I give certen applications there own passwords different from root password ?
My reason for this is apps like compiz settings manager that dont need root access, this creates a problem of when I ...
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I can log in with my password, but it's not accepted as valid for authentication
I can log in with my password just fine, but when trying to use sudo to run commands or authenticating to install software, my password does not work and my account is an administrator account. ...
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ecryptfs-setup-private login passphrase incorrect
I'm trying to access my former home folder. When I run ecryptfs-setup-private, I am asked for my login passphrase which returns ERROR: Your login passphrase is incorrect. I have tried both, my ...
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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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Installation Failure of VirtualBox Extension
I'm attempting to add the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack 4.2.12 to my VirtualBox Settings. When it asks me for authorization, I enter the same password I use with Ubuntu Software Center or any ...
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infinite loop on login 12.04
My machine used to automatically log me in. It crashed a couple of weeks ago and now it boots to the login screen. when I type in the password, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds and ...
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no password to report app crashes
How do I reset the password to report app crashes when the yellow "crash" icon appears in the desktop tray for xubuntu? It seems to be the same password for adding users.
Note that I can add users ...
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Ubuntu One: “The user cancelled a prompt.”
Every time that I try to sign in to Ubuntu One, it tells me: "An application wants to create a new keyring called 'default'. Choose the password you want to use for it." I set the password to nothing, ...
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Disable network manager password prompt after reconnect due to connection problem
I want to avoid any password prompt from Ubuntu (12.04) network manager. I just want that the application works silently with the network and password that I gived to it and prompt for password just ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Mount shared folders when domain password changes periodically
We have a windows (Active Directory) domain at work. We want to replace some workstations with Ubuntu. I have now an Ubuntu 12.04 with likewise open and i am trying to make it work with the domain. I ...
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problem sharing printer via samba in Ubuntu server 12.04
I have cannon ImageRunner 1133 I want to share it through samba with cups server installed on Ubuntu server 12.04
it works all fine I installed samba and cups server ubuntu and windows clients can ...
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Wireless passwords are seen by all users
Wireless passwords are seen by all users who use a Ubuntu machine. How do I prevent this?
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WICD 'Bad Password' error on 64-bit Ubuntu desktop 12.04 LTS
Since installing Ubuntu 64 bit 12.04 LTS on my Lenovo Thinkpad T500 laptop, I've managed only to connect once in a week to my wifi modem/router via WICD. WICD usually gives me a 'bad password' error ...
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making login.defs active
I am attempting to apply a new password policy on my Ubuntu Server 12.04.1. I have edited the MAX_PASS_DAYS 30, MIN_PASS_DAYS 2, PASS_WARN_AGE 7 in /etc/login.defs.
The new rules do apply to any new ...
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How do I delete the boot passphrase?
I'm using ubuntu 12.10 and I set it up to have a password to login, and apparently, I also selected to have a password on boot-up. I went into my BIOS and made sure start-up/HDD password is turned ...
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Browse Network to pc on the same network and want to logout!(to prompt me user name and password next time)
I'm a starter with ubuntu, I try to browse to my laptop which is on the same network but even when after restart I can still browse my laptop files and folders without having to type my username and ...
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No WiFi Password set — yet Ubuntu continues to ask for one
My WiFi has no password, and yet Ubuntu continues to ask for one. On Windows on the same computer it works fine, and on other computers (that have Windows), it works fine -- it's only in Ubuntu that I ...
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How to resume from suspend with an HDD password set?
I would like to use the HDD (i.e. SSD) password feature offered by my Dell Latitude D620 BIOS. Unlocking my SSD works as expected on startup (via a BIOS unlock screen) but it fails while resuming from ...
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How to flush the Empathy stored passwords?
I recently changed my Google Talk password, which causes Empathy to prompt for the new one. When I enter it, everything works fine.
However, after a reboot (or desktop environment reset) it will ...
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ubuntu 13.04 claims my root password wrong
while opening the bleachbit(as root) , gedbi and bootup- manager , it asks for the root password and on entering the password shows that the password is wrong ,
for other things like updating , ...
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GNOME 3.8 blacks out the screen when Ubuntu asks for password
In Unity: When Ubuntu asks for your administrator password, a dialog box appears that don't interfere with your work. You can switch to other applications or minimize that dialog box.
In GNOME (GNOME ...
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Lubuntu's asking password for shutting down
I've Lubuntu 13.04 64 Bit on my Lenovo Y570. System works well but Lubuntu's asking my password when I want to shutdown or restart the computer.
How can i fix it?
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firefox about:sync-log gives error.sync.failed
I've reset my firefox sync password, but log errors persist when trying to sync:
1368328240529 Sync.ErrorHandler DEBUG Flushing file log.
1368328240531 Sync.Service DEBUG Exception: ...
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SDA crypt asking for encryption password more than once during boot
The SDA crypt is working normally for the most part, though some boots cause me to have to enter the password multiple times to pass it. Ideas?
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Using virtualbox
using 12.04.
I have the low graphics mode issue, but I know how to fix. I enter the terminal and try to use sudo to update nvidia. But when this happens, it tells me my password is invalid. I have ...
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Defalut User Password
I was creating one user in a box which I did but did not set the password for it.I have also set the key for it.
There was ubuntu user which I used to login initially but I accidentaly deleted the key ...
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Password required before login screen
Before I get to the login screen Ubuntu 13.04 asks for a password, and only then I see the users login screen. I'd like to get rid of the first password.
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Xubuntu: How can I avoid the double-password entry (lightdm then xscreensaver) on user switching?
I'm running Xubuntu raring with lightdm and xscreensaver. Both users on the system have xscreensaver set to lock the screen after n minutes. However, when I click "switch user" (or do gdmflexiserver ...
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Problems installing with id and passwords
I have had problems with the install today of 12.04.
(This is using the Wubi installer)
The first time I installed it, I specifically used an id and
password I remember. It would not take them on log ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 hangs at login after user password has been changed in recovery mode
I already posted this, but I found out a few new things, so I hope it is ok if I just edit my old post. I am aware that this problem has been discussed several times. However, all the fixes I could ...
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Wifi keeps asking for password - Ubuntu 12.10
I just installed a fresh Ubuntu 12.10 and it still keeps asking me for password.
I've spent a few days of searching on net without any luck. I tried loading different drivers, using wicd instead of ...
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Lost password, successfully changed it, still can't log in
I forgot the root password on one of my Ubuntu machines so I followed recovery steps provided here: How do I reset a lost administrative password?. I was successful with passwd username command - I no ...
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How can I disable/change the admin password?
I recently started using Ubuntu 12.10. I was trying to install drivers for a printer I just obtained and I wanted my laptop to look like it was suspended, so I set the When lid is closed option to Do ...
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Strange behavior after compressing files with password
I was playing around with python(2.7) when I decided to make a zip-file brute-force Iassword cracker. The code uses a dictionary.txt file with different words that are tried as the password of the zip ...
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Chromium passwords lost on migration
04 and have a problem. I have migrated many times, and I always just grab the chromium data, including passwords, in the file .config/chromium.
Which I did, and all my stuff is there, bookmarks, ...
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Can't remember password in nautilus for sftp
Why it's not possible to "remember password" in nautilis for sftp?
For ftp it's working great and passwords stores in "seahorse".
How i can solve this?
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Password not accepted at login
I had tried to setup kerberos authentication to log into some ADS thing at my new university, however that didn't work and resulted in me having to enter my password twice for everything.
So I did: ...
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Ubuntu 12.10, I installed seahorse utils for encryption, but now 'Passwords And Keys' won't open
Ubuntu 12.10, I can open 'Passwords And Keys' app, but then when I install the seahorse plugins, I can no longer open 'Passwords And Keys' -- when I click on the menu item/icon, nothing happens. Then ...
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after screen lock ubuntu 12.10 will not accept my password
After my computer screen locks Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop tells me my password is incorrect. If I power down the laptop and reenter the same password at the regular login screen it accepts my password. ...
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Why does lightdm handel password input different than TTY?
I notice that lightdm handles password input different than TTY (console without GUI).
try create a user with "^" character in password with English (US, with deadkeys) keyboard layout
Login using ...
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How to manage passphrase for an external hard drive
I am using Ubuntu 12.04.
I have formatted an external hard drive. I never set any passphrase while formatting. Now whenever I connect it to my computer it asks for a passpharse. If I give my Ubuntu ...
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password problem with a ps/2 keyboard
I have already installed too many times but never experienced that problem before.
I write my password and it says that it is wrong but its not.
after I logged in for some reason I cant update and ...
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Nexus 7 Username
I successively installed Ubuntu on my Nexus 7. However, when I first started ubuntu on there it didnt give me a setup wizard and therefore I didnt get the chance to setup a username. I cant login ...
