[SOLVED] Re: Password problem

[Frank McCormick]

On 05/20/2013 09:14 PM, Steven Stern wrote:
> On 05/20/2013 08:02 PM, Frank McCormick wrote:
>> Just installed Fedora 19 ( I know questions are supposed to go to that
>> list, but this is more of a
>> general thing).
>>
>> I was having a lot of problems with the GDM login manager so I disabled
>> it and installed
>> lightdm.
>>
>> Everything was working fine UNTIL I tried to change my password to
>> something I could
>> remember - the steup forces you to pick one which can't be easily broken.
>>
>> Now the login manager tells me both the old and new passwords are wrong.
>> So basically I can't get into
>> the system. I tried the recovery kernel but it simply takes me to the
>> login manager, unlike the recovery options
>> on my Fedora 17 and 18 systems.
>>
>> Can someone offer a suggestion ( I'm writing this in my Debian system)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
> Boot into single user mode
>
> As root, change your regular account's password
>
> passwd accountname
>
> Booting into single user mode:
> http://www.fedora.itopstube.com/2011/07/entering-single-user-mode-at-grub.html
>
>
> -- Steve

   Yup that did it. Wonder why the alleged recovery mode kernel in 19 
isn't ? I will ask on
the test list.

Thanks for the help.




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