Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Borax Man Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Not a request for help, but an explanation? Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 15:06:50 +1000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: <20240511150650.7b33d2d2@Nostromo> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 07:06:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d204a97e487bccb483c8bdd8ca734d37"; logging-data="1968922"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18KfyukUqtfYgGalKFYgvcNkLegeiVJYc8=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:Xs2PIvxcMO0qOjQTjzk0jxntK6w= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.1.1 (GTK 3.24.38; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Bytes: 2149 On Thu, 9 May 2024 12:59:57 +0100 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 09/05/2024 11:40, Borax Man wrote: > > On 2024-05-08, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> Yesterday, I installed the latest kernel in my mint MATE 20.3 desktop > >> here. It advised me to reboot, so I selected the reboot option after > >> closing all programs, and away we went. It rebooted fine and I got a > >> login prompt, that looked oddly different. I think it had my full name > >> instead of nothing above the login prompt. > >> > >> And no matter what I typed in as password, it wouldn't accept it. > >> > >> Thinking I might have to repair something from a live installation disk, > >> I decided that at least a hard reboot might be worth trying, and with a > >> proper power off it rebooted as normal. > >> > >> Anyone have a clue as to what that might have been? > >> > >> I am the only user on the system. It's mine, all mine, and one else ever > >> uses it. > >> > >> Oh one other thing, did you encrypt your home folders? --