On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 12:32 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
> The keyboard has failed!
>
> Typing the password characters after the root prompt shows one key
> does nothing, not even a blank space!
:-D I got bitten by the same problem. Too bad I didn't see this thread
earlier.
I had cha
On Sat, 2010-07-17 at 12:32 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Mystery solved!
>
> The keyboard has failed!
>
> Typing the password characters after the root prompt shows one key
> does nothing, not even a blank space!
Yes, I've been caught by that, before. It's even more of a proble
On 17/07/10 13:21, JD wrote:
> Same way you restored the root password.
> In single user mode, type
> passwd bobg
>
> and it will prompt you to enter the new password.
>
>
I've added that to my notes too, wont have to ask next time!
This has been a busy day, first the keyboard, and th
On 07/17/2010 09:23 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> I used my F-12 computer to configure a new wireless router
> yesterday. I disconnected the computer from the LAN and connected
> directly to an Ethernet port on the router so there was no external
> access to the system, only me and
On 17/07/10 12:30, Darton Williams wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> --snip--
>
>> I fixed the root password in "single user" mode and can now boot it
>> as root but my notes do not tell me how to restore bobg's password.
>> I don't want to add a new u
On 17/07/10 12:23, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>I used my F-12 computer to configure a new wireless router
>yesterday. I disconnected the computer from the LAN and
> connecteddirectly to an Ethernet port on the router so there
> was no external
>access to the system
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
--snip--
> I fixed the root password in "single user" mode and can now boot it
> as root but my notes do not tell me how to restore bobg's password.
> I don't want to add a new user and have to reconfigure everything!
>
> Suggestions
