Auto-logon failure

[NoOp]

On 01/06/2013 05:31 AM, tehrhart at kc.rr.com wrote:
> I am running a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu  12.04 LST.
> 
> When starting Linux, system asks for password to logon.
> 
> Have always ran with auto-logon before this time.
> 
> System rejects my password.
> 
> 
> 
> Going to terminal mode, I can logon with the same password and it is
> accepted.
> 
> When I start the system in Recovery mode, I can change password.
> 
> Going back to normal startup, the password is rejected again.
> 
> 
> 
> How can I set the system back to auto-logon and where do I look for the file
> with the 
> 
> Clobbered password?
> 

Have you by chance encrypted your home folder and/or system? If so, you
can't use auto-login.