Password question.

[Steven Vollom]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> What do I do now.  Can I get into Adept Package Manager?  Can I get into
>> my computer if I shut it off?  Can I reverse what happened when I tried
>> xhost +?  With help can I get back to 'em' as my password?  Or do I have
>> to format and reinstall?
>>     
>
> Look...   just use your 'steven'  userid and whatever is 'steven's' password 
> and use sudo and whatever you do from there is your choice.
>
> As long as you know 'steven'  s password, the system will work like it does 
> for anyone else.  (even me even though I have root windows available)
>
> I think we've wasted enough time on this because we are not communicating.
>
> I notice no one else has jumped in so either what I am telling you is right, 
> or they have tired of the conversation.
>
>   
OK Bruce, but I am right now right in the middle of where I was trying 
to avoid.  Over and Over I tried to explain the same thing.  I 
remembered that if I put a more difficult password into my computer, I 
would not be able to change back.  I did as you said; it did not do what 
I asked, and now I have to type the 37 units in to open my computer 
instead of 'em'.  If I want to make any change requiring root, I have to 
type in 37 units to open Root.  To use a package manager I have to type 
37 units in.  And every time I try to type that 37 units in it takes me 
several tries, unless I do it slow, and I can't do it slow; the order 
gets mixed up.  There is a rhythm that helps me remember it.  Typing 
slow to make sure I don't hit a wrong key causes me to lose my place.  
When I had Dragon Naturally Speaking, I could repeat it as fast as I can 
say it and it would always work.  And now when I want to change it back 
to 'em', I can't.

Is it possible to undo what happened when I entered the xhost + and su 
entries?  Otherwise I am going to have to format.  It takes me a long 
time to reinstall, reset configurations, get the proper packages and 
dependencies back in, and I have some serious problems that require my 
computer right now.  I will also be out of touch with my family for 
several days.  It is OK, friend, I will fix it somehow.

Cheers!
Steven