[Deaf-lug] HELP. Can't Login any more

[Fintan Gaughan]

Glad you sorted it out!

Was going to say have you tried password reset

anyway for backups have you tried drop box?

http://www.getdropbox.com

I use this for quick temporary back ups daily and when i reach a
certain amount of mb I back up to a backup server or any hardware back
up.

Fintan




2009/1/17 Dafydd Eveleigh <dafydd at evejam.co.uk>:
> Hi All
> Just to let you know that I have found a way of saving all my files using
> live CD.
> I when to the terminal and typed in
> sudo -i which gave me root access and that I was able to chmod and chown to
> give me access via the live CD.
> I have now saved all my files and will do a clean install later.
> Still very strange how this happened in the first place!!!!!!
> Many Thanks
> Dy
> On 17 Jan 2009, at 13:10, Dafydd Eveleigh wrote:
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> Hi Folks
> I really don't know why this as happened as I haven't done any tinkering
> this morning, and has been working fine all week.
> I booted up and logged in fine this morning, then I used a different account
> for my kids to do some typing.
> Now when I boot up I get the login screen I login and the login process
> starts and then I am sent back to the login screen.
> I have tried using crtl+alt+f1 for terminal login and the same thing happens
> I keep being sent back to the login.
> I have also tried failsafe mode both gnome and terminal.
> I have run out of ideas and my search on Google has so far failed to turn up
> a possible solution!!!!
> The important thing for me is to save all my files (I know I know I should
> have backed up and I have but the back up info is slightly out of date :-( )
> I have used a live CD to try and copy the files but didn't work.
> Any suggestions how I can repair the login or just save and copy the files
> would be brilliant as I can always do a clean install.
> Many Thanks in advance for your help.
> Dy
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