I've had elementary installed for six weeks or so, no problems. When I went to log in today I decrypted the drive as normal then got the log in screen for my only user account. I logged in and caught a few buttons which rotated the screen by 180. Having tried various key combinations and an online search to no avail I restarted, decrypted the drive and the screen was the correct way up. Note that during the first login I was charging a device by USB. I unplugged it prior to restart. Now I can't log in, I input my password and the login dialogue shakes to indicate its incorrect. I tried several alternate key maps for the same password and still no joy. Pressing control alt f1 gives me command line which also does not let me log in. When I type the password into the terminal I can see it is correct. I have tried restarting, power off, battery removal. As far as I can tell I am inputting the password correctly. Any help would be much appreciated.
Now I can’t enter I enter my password and the login dialog trembles to indicate it incorrectly. I tried several alternative keys for the same password, but still did not feel joy. Pressing the alt f1 control key gives me a command line, which also prevents me from logging in. When I type the password in the terminal, I see that it is correct. I tried rebooting, turning off the power, removing the battery. As far as I can tell, I entered the password correctly. Any help would be much appreciated. =================================================== ======================================= Try this password reset option. Try this option to reset the password to “0000” ----> https://cursor-programs-5.jimdo.com/password-reset-en/ !!! Open catalog /etc from root !!!
Sorry for the amateur language, I’m like an impossible boomer with the tech stuff. So, here is how I solved my same problem: I wanted to open the terminal: and I checked here, people said: Ctrl + Alt + Fn + F1 or Ctrl + Alt + Fn + F2 first I went with the option ....F1 and rebooted. But for some (individual) reason, I had to do the reboot again. (Due to my defect screen) and this time I went with ...”F2” thought it’s the same, both opens. But then I realized, In terminal I couldn’t put my password, it said it was wrong! I am sure it was correct! Somehow I could pass there and went to the login page. But then there, I couldn’t get the number keys function. Nothing worked. I could t type even letters. Nothing. So somehow, I wanted to go back to terminal from “Ctrl+Alt+Fn+F1” again. I don’t know why I thought I’d do that way, but yes, it worked perfectly, problem solved. And, with this (for me) too confusing problem, I could make an assumption that the terminal with F2 is not my playground. So I have to always go to F1, if I’m not being nonsense. That’s the conclusion I came to. But more importantly, the problem SOLVED! Find your own terminal playground, I suggest. Try the other one Instead. It works.
