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18 questions linked to/from Can I set my user account to have no password?
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Revert "sudo passwd -d `whoami`" [duplicate]
I have followed the steps here to remove the password from an Ubuntu account. Now I want to change it all back.
I have already removed the line
david ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
But don't know how to ...
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How to turn off password when start the machine?
I have Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS without graphics, only with command line. I need to run scripts after reboot (nodejs). Now after reboot at first I need to log into my user account by ssh and enter password, ...
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Use pin code to login instead of long password 20.04
I'd like to be able to log on and use a 4 digit pin code. I've just started using ubuntu and I'm on version 20.04. Also, much of the command line stuff is confusing to me but I am great at doing copy ...
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Remove password protection 20.04 [duplicate]
I am the only person who uses my PC.
Is there a way to disable the need to enter my password whenever I add a program, change settings, or sneeze? (my attempt at humour...sorry)
I understand laptop ...
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How to disable normal user password at lockscreen WITH Black screen at login issue
I'm still quite a noob. Sorry for my english, not a native speaker.
It's just to avoid putting password each time my dad laptop goes to sleep (basically used as a home pc and security wouldn't be a ...
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Unsetting password still requires password
I've followed the instructions at https://askubuntu.com/a/281093/546023 to unset my user's password and it all worked just fine.
In addition I have added the following line in sudoers
myusername ...
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How to reset password from command line [duplicate]
I cannot reset the password. A box comes showing various commands like
-a, --all -r,--repository REPOSITORY -d --delete
and a line at the top of the box is also present
usage:passwd [options] ...
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Remove need to have a password [duplicate]
I want to run Ubuntu without ever having to enter a password - not on install and not during any kind of operation. Is this possible? I have read through the forums and really did not see an answer. ...
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I can't install apps from Ubuntu software center after removing password!
Well , I know all the good reasons why I should protect my system with password , but I really want to keep using my PC without that popup window asking for password .
So I did some searches with DDG ...
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How to disable the password prompts?
I've have Ubuntu 15.04 on my laptop and just about everything I do requires me to enter my password.
What do I have to do so I don't have to keep entering my password?
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`sudo`, `gksu` and `gksudo` without password
In Fedora, I am surprised that if my administrator account does not have a password, sudo, gksu and gksudo won't prompt me for one! (it is not caused by /etc/sudoers). In Ubuntu, they will ask me for ...
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Employee left blank password on Ubuntu 15 graphic install [closed]
My boss wants a blank password on the desktop running the Ubuntu 15.04. The system logs me into the account directly but whenever I try to sudo command anything and it asks for the password, leaving ...
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Disable authentication prompts in 15.04?
I'd like to know how I can disable the authentication prompts when opening apps such as Synaptic, mounting disks and so.
I got my user as passwordless set in sudoers, but seems the change to systemd ...
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Can't sudo after removing password from administrator account
I'm using Ubuntu 13.10 64bit.
In the "System Settings"->"User Accounts" I chose the "Login without a password".
This was my only administrator account, so according to this answer, I encountered bug #...
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Ubuntu 13.10 Security Key
I was attempting to install Ubuntu 13.10 today and it came up with a screen asking for me to setup a security key. In the first place, I'm not sure what a security key is, but It said I would have to ...
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