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43 questions linked to/from How do I boot into single-user mode from GRUB?
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A black screen on boot and nothing happens afterwards
When I start my laptop, it shows a black screen with these messages and nothing happens afterwards.
• PulseAudio configured for per-user sessions
saned disabled; edit /etc/default/saned
apache2: ...
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passwd problem Ubuntu 12.04
I'm running Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS and since the latest update of the passwd program I can't logon to the System anymore. If I enter a vaild user password the system shows me the login dialog again ...
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create a system with no root [closed]
While I know it's useless in practice as such system won't be usable, can't be fixed, no apps can be installed...etc but I would like to know is it possible to have an OS that has no root at all.
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Ubuntu opens with guest log in i cannot switch to user log on
I did receive a previous possible solution using a Terminal command but
since i was logged in as a guest the program was not authorized.
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How to become root when your user is hardened? [duplicate]
I currently have a VM where the user is locked down and i am unable to find any flags. I have tried to use sudo but the account is not a sudoer. I have tried "nano /etc/sudoers" but i received a ...
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Cannot log into my Ubuntu 12.04 user account
I wanted to password protect individual folders on my system, so I installed Cryptkeeper by following the first answer here: How to encrypt individual folders?. However, the icon of Cryptkeeper did ...
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Stuck in XScreenSaver
I have crouton with Ubuntu installed on my Chromebook and I left it idle for about 30 mins. When I got back it was on XScreenSaver and I cannot get out of it. I’ve tried turning off the computer but ...
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No keyboard or pointer action after upgrade from 16.04 to 16.10
When I upgraded from 16.04 to 16.10 I lost all input from my usb keyboard and mouse when reaching the login screen.
I am not computer literate but have used 16.04 on another laptop without problems. ...
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Resizing filesystems
I have following filesystems on my Ubuntu 12.04:
u@czarnobog:~$ df -hT
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/md1-md1 ext4 31G 27G 2.7G 91% /
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Locked out of my Xubuntu laptop - Dell Latitude e6530
This has never happened to me before. I changed my password, set for No Password on login, and, noticing that I wasn't an administrator, I made myself one, though I'm the only user and the only one ...
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letter keys scrambled in ubuntu 18.04
Fresh install of 18.04
New keyboard.
All letter and symbol keys are scrambled. Number keys ok.
I can not change settings because I can not enter password.
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I messed up bad. (chmod 700 /bin) [duplicate]
That's not where my problem ends unfortunately, I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 and Ive never been able to boot into the grub menu. This means that I have no way to access recovery mode. All I can access is ...
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Installing as guest user so I can't do anything
I've installed Ubuntu. The installation appears to have worked, but the user details that I put in during installation do not appear. There is only a guest user account available which does not allow ...