Questions tagged [password]
Passwords are used to check user identity or authenticate, for example log in to a user account, to gain elevated privileges with `sudo` or with encryption. Use this tag when asking about using and managing passwords, and understanding where and when they are needed for system security.
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Buttercup won't allow changing the master password
I am trying to use Buttercup password manager, which allows storage of passwords in an encrypted format and tries not to leave any tracks of non-encrypted passwords laying around such as in the ...
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Lost password and can’t access GRUB to reset it
I lost my password after not needing it since setup. I’m running a Ubuntu Desktop system to run Klipper for my 3D printer. I need sudo to complete the last steps, but I don’t remember my password. My ...
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How to access a webdav server via ubuntu 25.04?
i am trying to connect to a webdav server via my ubuntu 25.04 OS. However i encountered a problem with my webdav password.
Here i can enter my username and password for the server i am trying to ...
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modify /etc/pam.d/common-password file getting error when adduser
I am getting an error message when creating a new user using adduser [username].
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
Try again? [y/N]
I figured out this is ...
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dm crypt password was changed from under me
I am new to Ubuntu and i put it on a surface pro7+ but it was working great till one day the password no longer worked I am locked out of my own laptop and can get minimum grub access. I just was ...
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system doesn't ask for password when booting
I'm using Kubuntu 25.8 on a Lenovo laptop. When I first turn the laptop on the system boots to the Plasma desktop without ever asking for a password. This means that anyone with access to the ...
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Is it possible to shutdown the LUKS unlocking by timeout?
I wonder if I can set the timeout to the boot time LUKS unlocking and let the PC shut down on timeout.
In other words, I want the PC to shut down automatically when I leave it without typing the ...
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Change passwords on login
I am trying to force a user to change their password every time they log in. For example, if it is their first login, they will be asked for a new password, and when they log out and try to log back ...
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How do I stop ubuntu from changing the password of my login keyring every time I log in?
I started logging in with my fingerprint on my laptop recently, and since than, I keep getting the "Enter password to unlock your login keyring", like mentioned in this post. And being ...
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USB stick encryption password not remembered by Ubuntu
I am trying to encrypt a USB memory stick through the Disk utility on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS. I go on to the Format Volume section, choose "internal disk for use with Linux systems only" plus &...
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Where does Ubuntu get its password wordlist from?
After clicking the "Generate New Password" button, the suggestion wasn't something I was expecting...
Where do they source the corpus?
Couldn't they have used EFF's diceware wordlists or ...
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Radius encryption
I would like to ask you something about the following issue:
I have a server running Ubuntu 22.04, and I have configured it as a RADIUS server for some Wi-Fi services. The thing is, I want to know if ...
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Ubuntu switches the language from English to Bulgarian when entering the password on the login screen
When entering the password, the language automatically switches from English to Bulgarian, and the entered password is not accepted. After switching the language back to English and re-entering the ...
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Ubuntu login loop 24.04.3
I am a new Linux user and I have been trying to install Ubuntu on my Macbook using UTM the VM and I have downloaded the ubuntu-24.04.3-live-server-arm64.iso onto UTM and I went through the setup ...
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Kubuntu 24.04: How to disable password prompt after waking up from sleep with lockscreen disabled?
I have lock screen disabled due to the mouse cursor bug on Plasma 5.x. (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=432291) and triggering it through a hotkey via "loginctl lock-session", however I ...
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