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
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 the router!
Upon boot this morning it would not r
