[Tfug] HELP!!! Username/password issue in Ubuntu...time critical...

[Jim March]

Solved it, I'll explain later thanks

Jim

On 7/29/07, Matt  Jacob <matt.jacob at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't suppose you set a root password, did you?
>
> On 7/29/07, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm helping a friend convert.  Everything is going great, I'm showing
> > her the finished system (Feisty) all tuned up, and it turns out I've
> > mis-spelled her name (ann) in creating her username.
> >
> > It has to be "anne".
> >
> > Her password was "[something]ann".
> >
> > So I go into user and groups, change "ann" to "anne" and add an "e" to
> > the end of her password.  Close out, shutdown, bring it up...and it is
> > NOT letting me log in.  As anything.
> >
> > Fuuuuck.
> >
> > The good news: with the liveboot CD I've got access to her hard disk.
> > At the command line I guess, how do I fix this, stat?
> >
> > :(
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jim
> >
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