Password Denied/Email Address Not Recognized???

[Jim Kvarnberg]

2009/10/4 Jim Kvarnberg <jimkvg at 3web.com>:

> > 2009/10/3 Jim Kvarnberg <jimkvg at 3web.com>:
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>>> >> > ? I received the following statement, "You reached this page probably
>>> >> > because you followed a link received by email. That link was sent to
>>> >> > confirm you have access to the email address it was sent to, but this
>>> >> > confirmation was already concluded, so you don't need to do anything
>>> >> > else." ? I am still denied password entry into Ubuntu 9.10 and into
>>> >> > Update Manager of Ubuntu 9.04. ?In the latter OS, I do not need to type
>>> >> > in password to open it. ?I open it every time. ?The two passwords that I
>>> >> > use to open the two oses aren't too hard for me to remember.
>>> >> > ? Anyway, I am solo user of my PC with dual boot system of the two
>>> >> > OSs. ?Me an administrator??? hahaha ?I feel I am blocked. ?Anyway, what
>>> >> > should I do to get my password access priviledge back? ? Thank you. ?Jim
>>> >> >
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> > I am having difficulty understanding exactly what problem you are
> > having. ?Can you describe exactly what you do and what happens?
> >
> > Colin
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> > Thank you Colin. ?Here is what I am trying to describe my problem with my passwords. ?I have dual boot system in my PC with Ubuntu 9.10 AMD64 and Ubuntu 9.04 AMD64. The "entry" password that I used for Ubuntu 9.10 as to enter it, but "Authenication failure" kept on popping up. I just discovered this morning that when I tried the same password to open Update Manager in 9.04 os as for a try, I was surprised with a shock that it opened! ?I don't know how the two passwords got mixed up with the two OSes. ?I couldn't enter 9.10 at all. ?Guess I'll have to change 9.10 to Windows XP Pro 64 that I received through eBay because I need to install Magix Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus. ?Any light bulb lit up regarding my password problem? ?Thank you.
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Sorry, I am still not sure what you are saying is happening, please 
describe slowly, one step at a time, what you do to see the problem and 
what happens. Imagine you are trying to describe what happens to someone 
who knows nothing. (Which is not far from the truth).

Colin


   I pushed power button to turn PC on.  Then it booted up to GRUB 
list.  I clicked on Ubuntu 9.10 line and hit ENTER key.  It booted up to 
"welcome to ubuntu screen.  When "Log In List" box popped up on the 
screen, I clicked on my username and typed in password abcde123 and hit 
ENTER.  "Authenication failure" popped up and nothing I could go 
further.   I repeated this several times, but nothing happened.
  Then I restarted my PC and when it came to GRUB list, I clicked on 
Ubuntu 9.04 line and hit ENTER.  Ubuntu 9.04 opened up ok.  It doesn't 
have a Log In List.  When I clicked Adminstation under System and I 
clicked Update Manager. It opened and I typed in password abcde321 (note 
that password is different  from the above). I hit ENTER and then the 
box greyed out - wrong password.  I then typed in the Ubuntu 9.10 
password - abcde123 and hit ENTER.  It opened!  
  Password abcde123 was made for Ubuntu 9.10 and password abcde321 was 
made for Ubuntu 9.04 when they were installed.
  Isn't it weird?  I can't open Ubuntu 9.10 at all because of 
authenication failure.  I use only Ubuntu 9.04 to go into the system 
without problem.  
  Colin, am I clear now?  Jim