Usually access is acquired by providing the system with authentication details such as a user account's password. A login procedure can also include authentication by means of keys, smart cards, fingerprints or any other digital authentication method.
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Stuck with Visual source safe Admin login
I have a log-in for my project into a Microsoft Visual Source Safe database.
Every time I started my project through Microsoft Visual Studio it used to earlier prompt for vss log-in and password.
...
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Disable multiple-account sign in GMail [closed]
I accidently linked two accounts together with Gmail multiple account sign-in.
When I go to Google security page there is supposed to be an option about multiple sign in under the password there, but ...
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2answers
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Can other see the content I post over a secure connection?
I'm gonna ask a question which includes both SSL and VPN. Though, question is same for both.
For SSL, i logged into a forum which offers/supports SSL encryption for secure authentication.(like email ...
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1answer
59 views
Windows logs off immediately after logging in
My university has an application that students must run it to do tests (midterm, final,...). It's really annoying to all students. It will close all files it can close on the computer (system files ...
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3answers
594 views
Why is Windows “stuck” on the Welcome screen for so long?
I use Windows 7 with a laptop specifications processor core (Core i3), 2 GB DDR3 RAM, the remaining capacity on the system partition (25 GB).
I do not know why the "welcome screen" takes a ...
0
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1answer
26 views
Write log when somebody attempt to load OS
I'd like to write a log when somebody attempt to access my computer. (e.g. enter login and password, doesn't matter successfully or not).
I use Arch Linux and CDM (console display manager).
ps: I ...
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2answers
36 views
Switch console user remotely on windows
Sometimes I need to remote my home computer to make my kid's account logged-on physically and I'm currently using VNC to do that.
Is it possible (with or without modification) to connect users to the ...
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0answers
25 views
captive portal session lockup
I'm using an internet at an apartment where they utilize a captive portal. All seems to be fine, but sometime when I try to use I got a message saying that "You are already logged in" but I can't use ...
3
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1answer
127 views
Manually enter login information in Windows 7
In our office users have their own Windows 7 computer with their own account. I've started adding a hidden Administrator user for use with certain network services and so I can access their machines ...
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3answers
81 views
Different SSH/Login Password From SUDO Password
I'd like to use a different password to elevate my user to sudo status than the password I use to login (either via GUI, shell, or SSH) to my account. Is this possible?
EDIT:
Since setting the root ...
3
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2answers
93 views
Forcing a login script to prompt for credentials?
Scenario: Office is transferring from one server to another, on a different domain than is currently being used. Net use login scripts fail automatically due to improper authentication.
What I ...
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1answer
50 views
how to get rc shell to read .rcrc on startup on ubuntu?
I am trying to use rc as my login shell in Ubuntu (using chsh). I noticed that it does not read $HOME/.rcrc file on startup. The documentation says that if invoked as a login shell with either ...
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4answers
202 views
Keyboard driver corrupted, cannot login. How do I fix without a reinstall?
Okay. So I have Windows XP Professional SP3.
Sometime ago the keyboard randomly stopped working all by itself. The num lock light is switched on at boot up - indicating it works but then it switches ...
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1answer
99 views
How to setup Windows 7 to allow multiple users with password protected accounts to log in without having to enter a passwords on the login screen?
I'd like to set up Windows 7 to do the following on startup:
show a list of the users on the system
if a user is clicked, they are logged in without having to enter their password (which shall be ...
0
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1answer
124 views
Cannot access Yahoo Mail
My wife's Yahoo mail account is acting weird.
She can login to Yahoo and change account settings, etc: login.yahoo.com. We've changed her password.
Weirdly, she cannot access yahoo mail: ...
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3answers
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Terminal: login(1) or su(1)?
I am on OSX. Can use both login(1) or su(1) to login as any user.
But, two binaries to make the same job??
Which one consumes less system resources?
Which one is less prone to security risks?
...
0
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1answer
57 views
Strange networking issue: Cannot log in if computer is on a switch
I'm working in a temporary location. We have a single network drop.
We have a D-Link 5 port switch plugged into the drop, and two desktop computers plugged into the switch without any issues.
...
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1answer
58 views
different .bashrc files for different login nodes?
Can I have different .bashrc files loading when logging into different nodes that share the same home dir?
This is, I am mostly interested to loading different PATH directories when logging as bash, ...
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1answer
140 views
Fedora: “Login Incorrect”
I've just set up a minimal install on my netbook (the default was too resource hungry, so I figured I'd customize the install and learn something about linux at the same time!)
No problems logging in ...
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3answers
124 views
Unable to access the server via SSH
when I am trying to access the server through ssh it says:
ssh: connect to host xx.yyy.zzz.x port 22: Connection refused
and on the server in auth.log it shows following log entry:
Address ...
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0answers
187 views
Change the 'Other…' user label in Mac OS X Lion Login Screen
On the Lion login screen the 'Other...' user appears when the root user is enabled, users are hidden and/or the computer is a member of a domain.
Is there anyway to change the label of 'Other...' to ...
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1answer
52 views
Simulate Keystroke on Computer Startup
I've got a small application installed that runs on log in. Once I log in, I either have to click "Connect" or press "Enter" within the program for this program to start working. I'm looking for an ...
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0answers
39 views
Logging in to a locked computer [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can reset Windows administrator password?
How do I recover a Windows XP or Vista user-account password?
Just recently I have stumbled across an old family laptop ...
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2answers
236 views
How do I Log on as Administrator using Remote Desktop?
As title says.. How do I logon as Administrator using remote desktop..
I have a laptop and 3 Dekstop PC's all running windows 7 etc.. I can create accounts on my Desktops and connect to them via ...
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0answers
92 views
Microsoft Live Messenger only signs in when I have a Socks proxy
I've installed the last version of Microsoft Live Messenger. The problem I have is that it signs in to the server just if I start a Socks proxy. Otherwise, it can not signs me in, and tell me there is ...
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2answers
80 views
How to find what is causing Windows 7 Desktop pause
Windows 7 64 bit.
Been in use approx 2 years since last rebuild. Recently, system is misbehaving. Specifically, on bootup, I get the login screen. I login, I get my desktop wallpapers (2 ...
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1answer
112 views
Windows, Linux login script
I want make som scripts to lock(mute,screen off,lock)/unlock(unmute,screen on,unlock) session, and I want execute it with hotkeys.
I have script for lock Windows and Linux.
And I need scripts to ...
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1answer
77 views
Not able to login in Ubuntu box with root password
I have ubuntu 10.04 on my system. I run
apt-get install csh
and try to change the shell by
chsh -s
When I try to log into the system with ssh, I can't login with any account except for one, ...
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2answers
48 views
Making it Easier for Older Users to Login to Multiple Accounts
I currently do consulting for a small business that has multiple applications that they need to login too.
I'm trying to get them to start using Basecamp and Zendesk to make all of our lives easier ...
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2answers
97 views
How to turn back to local computer accounts on Windows 7
I have made VPN connection configuration on local computer.
After reboot logon screen lost user accounts. Default Administrator account works fine with Administrator username with empty password, but ...
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1answer
57 views
Windows 7 user login fails even with correct password
Booted up my Windows 7 partition today and attempted to login per usual. Denied access due to incorrect password failure, despite having entered the password I have been using for the past three ...
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1answer
49 views
New user cant logon from her client computer
I am a helpdesk person (still in school for networking) I have added a new user to AD (server 2003) The new user can't logon from her desk (its a shared desk) but other users can logon there. The new ...
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2answers
217 views
Scripted fast user switching on OSX Lion
I would like to automate fast user switching for a set of machines. My current, broken solution is this applescript snippet, adapted from Leopard/SL scripts found online:
set thePassword to "foo"
set ...
0
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1answer
104 views
What can cause XP to shutdown the moment you log in?
Investigating a possible data theft:
I always switch off my PC before leaving office. This morning I found the switches on and the PC on too. The screen was locked, so when I logged in with my ...
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0answers
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Disable login animation in Mac OS X Lion
I am running Mac OS X Lion in VMWare Workstation 8. The graphics performance is not stellar, so most of the animations built into the OS are a bit choppy. I have already disabled the window ...
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0answers
185 views
Xubuntu 11.10 login issues
This is the second time this has happened to me this week. The first time was on my netbook, the second on a VM on my desktop. Whenever I try to log in to my account through the GUI the screen flashes ...
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1answer
317 views
Login with linux FTP username and password
What's the command for logging in with FTP all with one line?
ftp username:password@my.domain.com
says,
Password required for username:password
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2answers
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How to properly end a KDE session from shell without root privileges
I am accessing the machine (OpenSuse 11 with KDE) over NX.
I cannot use the Alt-Ctrl-Del shortcuts as it is captured by my system. The regular logoff button just ends the NX session without ending ...
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votes
1answer
194 views
How do I force OS X Lion to start networking before anybody logs in?
I was trying to use Synergy (the keyboard sharing program) but found I couldn't use the keyboard to log in after boot. A bit of digging and I discovered I cannot even ping my machine before anybody ...
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2answers
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User name isn't automatically selected anymore in login screen
On my computer, I am running Windows XP Home Edition SP2 with only one user account. I prefer the newer Windows XP login screen (where you click the user to get in) rather than typing in the user name ...
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0answers
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Download pages that I have to log in to get with wget
There's a website that I must log in to before I can browse the content, and the content would be very helpful for my work if I could browse it while offline. It's training and repair information for ...
2
votes
2answers
245 views
Unable to view browser login screen at hotels and libraries
I can connect to a hotel or library wireless network using the standard Windows 7 WiFi connection and I can acquire the IP address. However when I start a web browser session I'm unable to see the ...
0
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1answer
43 views
Where can I get the C code for the bash login? [closed]
I suspect there is something awry with my /usr/bin/login (Mac OS X) because terminal hangs when I open it. After moving the login binary, terminal works except if I have to sudo--then same as before.
...
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1answer
357 views
Require password after screen saver
In the screen saver settings for xp/w7
Our "wait time" and "On resume, display logon screen" are greyed out.
We've been told there is no group policy to cause this. Wait time is set to 15 minutes and ...
0
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0answers
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Changed userid on Mac OS X 10.7 and am now missing login icon for my user [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
No user list in the login screen after changing the user ID
I changed my userid on my new MBP (10.7) to match the NFS id I have with my NAS and my mac mini (from ...
0
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0answers
120 views
SSH host is down
When connecting to any of my servers over the local LAN from my macbook pro I get ssh host is down, however connecting from issh on my ipad does not result in the same problem.
Also I have logged ...
2
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3answers
145 views
Login with SSH user that has no password set
I have a user without a password set (i.e. passwd -d).
I would not like to use public keys on this setup.
Is there a way to SSH login to such a user?
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0answers
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Remote login in sharing pane always on but ssh is not working
On my work i've a mac pro intel with Leopard server. Somebody was turning of remote login in the sharing pane too often so İ was searching for a way to enable remote login but hiding it from the ...
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0answers
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OS X 10.6.x: How to use launchd to start a script at specific system events (startup, login, logout, shutdown)?
We've tried to create scripts that run at startup, login, logout and shutdown. We had them up and running with 10.4 but can't get it running with 10.6
What is the right way to use launchd/launchctl to ...
2
votes
3answers
184 views
Why am I always asked to unlock my login keyring at startup?
I'm using the xfce window manager and reboot and shutdown seem to work normally.
However, whenever I log back in, I always see the following:
Why do I always see this message? I would expect that ...
