Strange login issue

[Keith]

[posted to "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
<ubuntu-users.lists.ubuntu.com> & emailed]
On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 10:15:41 +0100, Leo Noordhuizen
<leo.noordhuizen at gmail.com> wrote:


> Even after having used and worked with Unix and Linux for decades one can
> get oneself in trouble...
> Im using Ubuntu 13.10, and on a notebook I needed to change the behaviour
> of certain keys (on the keyboard) as it was a nuisance to have to fight
> with apostrophes, tildes etc. So I fooled around with the language settings
> as I could not find any clear description what to do to change this.
> To make a long story short, I am now stuck with a user who can only log in
> *without* entering a password (no matter what is changed via system
> settings), and also cant change the password as the old password is not
> accepted.
> Even after setting a new password via root (su) for that user, it seems
> impossible to change the setting that he should login without password.
> 
> Where can I find information about this, or is there a simple solution to
> fix this mess ?
> 
> Thanks very much,
> 
> Leo Noordhuizen - The Netherlands


Have you tried this method listed at the Ubuntu web page?
<http://askubuntu.com/questions/106428/how-to-disable-automatic-login>