Password question.

[Steven Vollom]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
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>> Is it possible to undo what happened when I entered the xhost + and su
>> entries? 
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> As far as I can tell, these two commands did nothing.
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>> Otherwise I am going to have to format.
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> That's the wrong approach.
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>> 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.
>>     
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> Re-installing is almost never needed.
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> Remember, I said that 'steven' can only have ONE password....   I don't know 
> what you have for a passwd now but I assume it is the 37 character one.   But 
> you still should be able to change 'steven' passwd to anything else.
>   
I tried.  I had the same problem I did last installation.  If I could, I 
would like to go back to 'em'  even my 8 unit password is a problem, 
even though I can remember it.  My memory is not so good anymore.  It 
doesn't make any sense that I can remember the passwords I have.  For 
some reason I can.  I can remember my soc sec #.  I can remember my 3 
year old Drivers License #.  It is new memories that escape me.  However 
now that I entered the 37 into the system it will not allow me to go 
back to an easy one that I don't have trouble with.  Nils doesn't think 
I need to format either, but this is where I was the last time I tried 
to solve this problem, and I had to reinstall to solve it. It is so 
embarrassing when I have to openly admit my shortcomings.  My memory 
seems to be selective anymore and memorizing new things is a huge 
labor.  I have been making much progress this past week, because 
something has changed, and I am absorbing more right now.   Do you think 
I would have used a two letter password if it wasn't pretty necessary.  
It is 2 or 8 or 37.  Any 2 will do, but that's it.  Please don't be 
concerned.  I will figure something out.
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