PamUsb Problem

[Grizzly]

22 August 2015  at 10:31, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
Re: PamUsb Problem (at least in part)

>On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 09:21:10 +0100, Grizzly wrote:
>>try my password, that fails twice, (didnt want to risk the third fail)

>Did you set up something special that does cause something evil after a
>third attempt with a wrong password? If so, then you should provide
>information about this thingy.

Nothing other than the use of panusb, in the past when password failed a third 
time it meant been locked out and needing to use a live CD / USB to reset 
(mkdir saveme,  mount sda5 saveme, chroot saveme, passwd [name]), not the end 
of the world but a PITA

>>password no longer works

>Did the keyboard layout change or is just caps lock activated?

not that I'm aware of (WiFi Kb so no lights to check)

>However, you always could systemd-nspawn or chroot into your install

can that be done without the password, or did you mean from a live USB?

>and change the password. Or did you add some special protection that
>rules out any access?

My intent was to set up a pair of USB sticks to replace passwords (for user 
level) and one for root that would also require a password, seemed simple

went through step by step, when I got to, test removing the USB, system locked, 
as it should, but (a very big but) replacing it did nothing, entering the 
correct password (the same one used to apt-get pamusb-tools a minute before) 
did nothing, the second terminal opened before removing usb was also 
unreachable, the only thing that would work was the menu shutdown