Password question.

[Steven Vollom]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> I changed my login password to the nightmare.  Then I typed in a
>> terminal xhost +, next I typed in su, then I typed in em, because that
>> was my password for the terminal, It did not accept it.  I reentered
>> xhost + and got the following:
>>     
>
>
> The password you should use after the 'su' would be the root passwd you set 
> with the passwd command.
>
>   
Because I couldn't figure out how to get what I wanted from the last 
installation of Hardy, I configured my passwore as 'em' on my current 
install, I have only had one password for everything on this computer 
except what I do on the internet.  On the internet, my password is 8 
units of info.  On my computer I have used 'em' to login and 'em' to 
open root.

When I reset my password this morning, I opened System Settings>AboutMe 
and changed my password from 'em' to 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.  I thought steven was a user and 
that entry was for root user.  Oops!  I also used 'em' for Adept Package 
Manager and Synaptic.  I usually use those packages to install, upgrade, 
etc.  whatever else they may do.

I definately wanted 'em' as my password for those occasions still if any 
password at all.

It was the reason I kept rewording my emails, I was trying to convey 
that use.  I am probably going to have to format the drive and 
reinstall.  This OS does not like to let you reduce your security.  I 
tried that on the last install.  I attempted to get what I wanted then 
too, but when I failed, it would not let me go back to 'em' as a 
password without reinstalling the OS.  So I reinstalled.  I have 
confidence in this forum that I did not have then, so I am not as 
concerned.  Do you think I can get back to 'em'.  Is there no way to be 
able to boot with a tougher password, then set my easy one once the 
computer is open?  Can I extract the package that does it in the Feisty 
program and install it in Hardy?  Sorry to be such a big problem. 

I screw up too often when I am using my 8 unit password too.  I used to 
use a voice program when on XP.  It was called Dragon Naturally 
Speaking.  It worked great.  It doesn't work on Linux.  I have been 
alone most of my life, with no need for security, except on the 
internet.  As fast as I would speak, DNSpeaking made perfect entries.

Cheers! Ciao Bello, and Cordially,

Goofy