login problem

[Gary Kirkpatrick]

On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 16 November 2013 15:43, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 16 November 2013 15:27, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On 13 November 2013 18:05, Gary Kirkpatrick <garyartista at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > I'd forgotten the password on an old installation of ubuntu 12.04.
>  I
> >> >> > changed the password but now when I log in with the new password
> the
> >> >> > screen
> >> >> > goes black and returns to the login.  When I control/alt/F3 I can
> log
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > using the new password.
> >> >>
> >> >> Can you login as guest?
> >> >>
> >> >> When you login via terminal can you see your files ok?
> >> >>
> >> >> Colin
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Yes can login as guest.  When you say login via terminal, where would
> I
> >> > login from?  Not aware of how to login from terminal, I guess that's
> the
> >> > problem.
> >>
> >> I meant using Ctrl-Alt-F3.
> >>
> >
> > oh sorry- I should have know.   I know how to do that, what I do not know
> > how to do from there is list the files.
>
> Type
> ls
> to see a list of files/folders in your home folder. (ls = list)
> though if it has managed to log you in then I am sure they will be there.
>
> Colin
>


 It won't let me login with Ctrl-Alt-F3.  Ctrl-Alt-F2 or F4 I get
access-Your-Private-Data.desktop and readme.txt.  I do not know how to read
that text file from here.


garyk
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