I just installed TDE R14.0.0 on top of a Xubuntu 14.04 install, going through Synaptic. Everything went very smooth, it was done in just a few minutes and the pc restarted and logged in using the same password I had for Xubuntu, since TDE did not ask me to set a password. I just assumed that is what I needed to use. Everything was going good, I was just going through the Control Center exploring trying to get familiar with the settings, until I came across one, (I don't remember now which one), but it needed a password before I could open it to make changes. I put in the same password I had just used, but got an error message saying that wasn't the right password.
Just to be sure I knew what I was doing, I rebooted and logged back in the second time with the Xubuntu password. However I could not get that password to work for anything other than logging in. I even tried to reset my password using that one, but again it said incorrect password. So I did some research on the internet, and found instructions on how to reset a users password, by booting into advanced options and going to the recovery settings, opening a command line, and typing in "password <usenamer>", so I did that and set up another password I would remember easily. Rebooted, got back to log-in screen, put the new password in, and an error msg popped up, something about not being the right password. Then gave me an error about "DCOP server error no read access to $home unable to start". I restarted tried the old password, and the new password both about three times, while searching the internet on another pc, trying to troubleshoot and find the problem, I didn't find very much and what I did find, didn't work;
I tried going back into advanced start options and change password back, it failed, saying that it wasn't secure enough. I completely understand the need to keep things and people safe, and not everybody needs access to certain parts of the OS, however I feel that if I don't want a password, I should not be forced to use one. The whole point of Linux is to use what you like, and not be forced to do what someone you've never me thinks you should do. I could use a different D/E, that wouldn't require a password for anything but the terminal, but then it wouldn't be TDE. I used TDE for about 3 weeks a long time ago, then Ubuntu upgraded and TDE was no longer supported, because a different file system or something was used, and when I emailed the support people, I was told it probably wouldn't be upgraded, At least that what the email I got said. So I have just been checking in periodically to see if it ever came back up, and was very happy to see it had. .
I really like TDE, so I am hoping I can find an easy fix for this. I installed it last night just before gong to bed, so it's been installed less than 12 hours right now, it wouldn't be a big deal to reinstall from here. Other than being annoying and aggregating. Has anyone seen this error, and know how to correct it? I searched google for a while before writing in, and could not find anything that actually works for me. I generally avoid this kind of issue since it's very easy to bork a system, if your not careful.
Thank You Robby Kitchen
On 01/01/2015 05:56 AM, Robby Kitchen wrote:
I was just going through the Control Center exploring trying to get familiar with the settings, until I came across one, (I don't remember now which one), but it needed a password before I could open it to make changes. I put in the same password I had just used, but got an error message saying that wasn't the right password.
Where TDE Control Center asks for a password, it needs the root password, not the user's password. At least, I've never seen it ask for the user's password.
It sounds like you may now have your user password munged up. Can't help you with that, except to suggest you try resetting it from a root shell using passwd.
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On 01/02/2015 03:52 AM, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 01/01/2015 05:56 AM, Robby Kitchen wrote:
I was just going through the Control Center exploring trying to get familiar with the settings, until I came across one, (I don't remember now which one), but it needed a password before I could open it to make changes. I put in the same password I had just used, but got an error message saying that wasn't the right password.
Where TDE Control Center asks for a password, it needs the root password, not the user's password. At least, I've never seen it ask for the user's password.
It sounds like you may now have your user password munged up. Can't help you with that, except to suggest you try resetting it from a root shell using passwd.
I also suspect the same thing. If your user is a "normal user", changing some system settings requires root privileges. Some of the options in Control Center are like that, so when you are asked for a password it should say something like "insert root password". You need to provide the root's password, not your user's password.
Please try again and if you still have errors, please post a screenshot of what you are doing and what the error looks like.
Cheers Michele
On Friday 02 January 2015 03:43:34 Michele Calgaro wrote:
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On 01/02/2015 03:52 AM, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 01/01/2015 05:56 AM, Robby Kitchen wrote:
I was just going through the Control Center exploring trying to get familiar with the settings, until I came across one, (I don't remember now which one), but it needed a password before I could open it to make changes. I put in the same password I had just used, but got an error message saying that wasn't the right password.
Where TDE Control Center asks for a password, it needs the root password, not the user's password. At least, I've never seen it ask for the user's password.
It sounds like you may now have your user password munged up. Can't help you with that, except to suggest you try resetting it from a root shell using passwd.
I also suspect the same thing. If your user is a "normal user", changing some system settings requires root privileges. Some of the options in Control Center are like that, so when you are asked for a password it should say something like "insert root password". You need to provide the root's password, not your user's password.
Please try again and if you still have errors, please post a screenshot of what you are doing and what the error looks like.
I had this problem on Linux Mint. TDE Control Center asks for the administrator password, which is of course the root password. Ubuntu type distros don't have a root password. Here is the solution I found: (It worked!) http://sharadchhetri.com/2014/06/26/set-root-password-ubuntu-debian-linux-mi...
It might help those who are steeped in Ubuntu, if the Control Center asked for a root password, and not for an administrator password. It would make it more obvious what was wanted and what was the problem.
Lisi
On Sunday 04 of January 2015 15:57:44 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Friday 02 January 2015 03:43:34 Michele Calgaro wrote:
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On 01/02/2015 03:52 AM, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 01/01/2015 05:56 AM, Robby Kitchen wrote:
I was just going through the Control Center exploring trying to get familiar with the settings, until I came across one, (I don't remember now which one), but it needed a password before I could open it to make changes. I put in the same password I had just used, but got an error message saying that wasn't the right password.
Where TDE Control Center asks for a password, it needs the root password, not the user's password. At least, I've never seen it ask for the user's password.
It sounds like you may now have your user password munged up. Can't help you with that, except to suggest you try resetting it from a root shell using passwd.
I also suspect the same thing. If your user is a "normal user", changing some system settings requires root privileges. Some of the options in Control Center are like that, so when you are asked for a password it should say something like "insert root password". You need to provide the root's password, not your user's password.
Please try again and if you still have errors, please post a screenshot of what you are doing and what the error looks like.
I had this problem on Linux Mint. TDE Control Center asks for the administrator password, which is of course the root password. Ubuntu type distros don't have a root password. Here is the solution I found: (It worked!) http://sharadchhetri.com/2014/06/26/set-root-password-ubuntu-debian-linux-m int/
It might help those who are steeped in Ubuntu, if the Control Center asked for a root password, and not for an administrator password. It would make it more obvious what was wanted and what was the problem.
Lisi
Another option would be to install the package tdesudo-trinity.
Thank you, I'll go through that link carefully. However due to a problem not related to the OS, I ended up having to reinstall. Which fixed most of the problem, however there are still a few bugs that pop up occassionally when it comes to putting in a password. It either ask for a password when it shoudln't, or tells me my password is wrong three or four times before accepting it. I went with the Ubuntu 14.10 base, I may go back to the 14.04 base and see if that fixes it. I just haven't decided yet.
Robby Kitchen
On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Lisi Reisz lisi.reisz@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday 02 January 2015 03:43:34 Michele Calgaro wrote:
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On 01/02/2015 03:52 AM, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 01/01/2015 05:56 AM, Robby Kitchen wrote:
I was just going through the Control Center exploring trying to get familiar with the settings, until I came across one, (I don't remember now which one), but it needed a password before I could open it to
make
changes. I put in the same password I had just used, but got an error message saying that wasn't the right password.
Where TDE Control Center asks for a password, it needs the root
password,
not the user's password. At least, I've never seen it ask for the
user's
password.
It sounds like you may now have your user password munged up. Can't
help
you with that, except to suggest you try resetting it from a root shell using passwd.
I also suspect the same thing. If your user is a "normal user", changing some system settings requires root privileges. Some of the options in Control Center are like that, so when you are asked for a password it should say something like "insert root password". You need to provide the root's password, not your user's password.
Please try again and if you still have errors, please post a screenshot
of
what you are doing and what the error looks like.
I had this problem on Linux Mint. TDE Control Center asks for the administrator password, which is of course the root password. Ubuntu type distros don't have a root password. Here is the solution I found: (It worked!)
http://sharadchhetri.com/2014/06/26/set-root-password-ubuntu-debian-linux-mi...
It might help those who are steeped in Ubuntu, if the Control Center asked for a root password, and not for an administrator password. It would make it more obvious what was wanted and what was the problem.
Lisi
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