String of characters that allows access to a computer, interface, system or application.
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How to automatically mount 3 TrueCrypt volumes on OSX after login
As the title say I would like to automatically mount 3 volumes after logging into OSX. I saved my 3 volumes to the favorite volumes.
I tried the –-auto-mount=favorites parameter from here: ...
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Change Admin password on windows 7 without system error 5 [duplicate]
I created an Admin account on the Pc at home , so that I can use Parental Controls and stuff ( for my kids) but wasn't using it .Now I forgot the Password.
I have been following some tutorials ...
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How can I recover my Windows 7 Professional admin account password that I've forgotten? [duplicate]
I'm using windows 7 professional and i've forgotten that my account's pass. There's no clue and another account. I've tried to hack through repair method, but it asks a user password everywhere! Do ...
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How to protect a folder with a password [duplicate]
Does anyone know of a way to simply encrypt a folder with a password, without hiding the folder??
I dont want to have to mount or dismount a volume, or unlock a folder everytime i want to access it. ...
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How to open the key pair within mozilla firefox [closed]
I have tried and also generated the key pair in ubuntu and i could not able to copy the public key in server and how to certify the key without password for my own site.
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How to safely store passwords to access several servers? [duplicate]
I administrate several Windows servers, and I have run into this "how do I maintain all my passwords" problem.
The servers in question are all stand-alone and distributed all over the world. In other ...
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Restoring a Password in Single-User Mode?
I had changed a password for an account titled student with no password by doing this in single user mode,
fsck -fy
mount -uw /
passwd student
The password now is student, but when I try to ...
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Encrypting remote laptops with Truecrypt
My current process of encrypting user laptops is to set the password for myself, create a rescue disk, test login and have user set the password to their liking. I do this while physically with the ...
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Resetting a BIOS password
I was recently given a laptop off of a family relative, and they said they have set a password trying to be secure, however they have forgotten the password :I. It is an Acer 5750G laptop, and I am ...
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Windows 8 administrator's account permissions have been reduced to guest's account
Some reason I am unable to do simple tasks like change time or uninstall a program.
Here is the list of user accounts:
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Can't change root password in Ubuntu
I am trying to change the root password in my Ubuntu system but I am getting an error. I disabled password prompt when calling sudo. So I can execute root commands (eg. sudo apt-get install) without ...
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Password management at an organization [closed]
In my company we have a largish number of secure logins, currently all stored in a single KeePass database which some of us share the keys to. We'd like to have a more fine-grained, identity-based ...
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Windows 7 media center boot without password [duplicate]
I always access my Media center computer through remote desktop connection, thus the media center requires a password. Everytime I reboot the media center, it needs to enter a password to login. Is ...
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su not working when non-root (authentification failure)
On a VPS I own (hosted at bluevm.com), I have three users:
userone, with password foo, and sudo rights.
usertwo, with password bar, without sudo rights.
root, with now password (deleted with passwd ...
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1answer
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How to access my Notebook after setting BIOS passwordto blank?
I recently bought an IdeaPad U410. A few days later I set a User Password and an Admin Password in my BIOS.
Until today I did not go back into BIOS. But since it started to bother me to always type ...
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1answer
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How to retrieve the WIFI key from Netgear assistant software?
I am attempting to setup an additional computer on an office WIFI, but do not know the WIFI key. There is a computer already connected to the WIFI and it uses the net gear wd111v2 wireless assistant ...
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Cannot change Skype password
I wanted to update my personal data on my Skype account, so I clicked the Manage button in the Skype UI. That took me to https://secure.skype.com/portal/profile where I could edit the information.
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SSH menu script auto login to device
I have created a menu for users to select from to ssh into whatever device they selected. This is used my the Engineers that manage these devices. Right now it when they select the device they want ...
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Setting up a script to change the password to a random string [closed]
I am working with several colleagues on buying and selling virtual items. In the system we set up, we basically have to pool our resources into one account to have enough money to buy some of the more ...
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1answer
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How to automatically mount a TrueCrypt volume on OSX after login with password/keyfile
I would like to do the following:
I. After logging into my account I would like OSX to automatically mount 2 of my volumes (located on same external HDD connected via FW800) using a password or ...
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How can create a password prompt in a batch file?
For a batch thing I'm making, I need to know how can create something like a password system, that hides the text you're typing and/or replaces it with asterisks (*) – so nobody can see what I'm ...
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How to disable/setup same name and same password authentication between two windows PCs on the same network?
My Experiment
So I set up a simple network with Two computers. Both on the same Work group.
I created a LOCAL user 'A' with pasword 'A' in Computer 1.
And then I created an identical named LOCAL ...
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SSH prompting for password when there isn't one
I have a small embedded device that runs Linux and an SSH server. This box is set up with one user (root) and no password whatsoever.
Currently, there is one Windows XP-based laptop that is used to ...
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Is it true that Windows 7 or 8 user account password is a joke? [closed]
I was under impression that the user account password security in Windows 7 or Windows 8 has been improved by Microsoft since the old days of Windows XP, and that it is now virtually impossible to ...
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Stopping unauthorized Windows 7 admin access
I have a problem with people having illegal access to lab computers bypassing strong password protections.
Several computers at my VLSI labs at college have Windows 7 HE installed. Some are ...
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Can't unlock linux user account
I've got a Linux box (OpenSuSE 11.3) with a locked-out user account. I logged in as the root account to unlock it with passwd -u <user>, but I get a message 'Cannot unlock the password for ...
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How can I find a wifi password saved in Windows? [duplicate]
I've just moved and the people, who've moved into my old apartment need the wifi password. It's saved somewhere in Windows 7, but I don't know, where exactly? Please help me find it.
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Password Manager with user profiles [closed]
Can someone give a reference to a password manager software that can have multiple users, but where every user has a different profile to access a subset of the passwords.
Even better if it works ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 not asking for password when resuming from hibernate
I am using ubuntu 12.04 and when I hibernate and resume back, the system takes me directly to the desktop without any prompt for password.
I have uswsusp package installed for hibernation/suspend. ...
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Reset root password of a VM
I removed (distrattament) my "sudo" user from sudo group user, I can't use root because I don't know a password for root.
I have an Ubuntu virtual machine and when I open Recovery Menu is limited ...
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Password dialog when using Remote Desktop Connection
Sometimes when I connect to a Windows Server 2008 machine using Remote Desktop Connection a window pops up on my computer asking me to enter a username and password. Other times, I am connected to the ...
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Mother in law password management [duplicate]
The Mother-in-law is semi computer confident: mails, docs, iPad etc; however, I am regularly having to run through password reset procedures with her because she is unable to remember her passwords. ...
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Trying to enable passwordless sudo
I want to enable passwordless sudo for user "bamboo" on my host, so I have added
bamboo ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
and also
%admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
(user bamboo is in the admin group) to the ...
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How to password protect access to iCloud contacts?
Does anyone have an idea how I can password protect icloudweb.exe. What I am referring to is the following:
When one hits the search button in the start menu of Windows 7, for instance, and types ...
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Logging into google on company computer [duplicate]
I have just started my very first corporate job at a big company this week, and they issued me a personal laptop (not shared with anyone else). I've been told that they monitor the internet fairly ...
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Disabling SSH passwords for all users except one
It's easy enough to disable password authentication for SSH as a whole, but is there a way of allowing one user on the system the ability of logging in with a password?
The reason for this is we have ...
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Is Firefox master password necessary when using Full disk encryption?
Does Firefox master password add anything to a full encrypted disk ? As I understand it, Firefox master password is here to protect again passive attacks, ie when firefox is not running, or at least ...
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Prevent disabling screen saver password
I am using Mac OS Leopard (10.6.8). This computer has only one Administrative account which i use. When the Mac is idle for five minutes the screen saver is automatically activated and when resuming, ...
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passwords, vpn, root access, what happens if I die? [duplicate]
I work with two partners/friends and I'm the one who takes care of all the tech stuffs here.
I hired consultants, programmers and each of them have parts of the credentials. But turns out I'm the only ...
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Replace disk electronics in HDD Password Protected hard drives
I have HDD password protected hard drive (Seagate ST320LT007) which dies recently, most probably because of damaged electronics.
I would like to buy new one and replace demaged electronic with ...
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How to get username/password of Netcomm modem?
I am trying to login to a Netcomm modem NB16VM but admin/admin doesn't work.
How can I get the correct username/password?
How do I do a hard reset of the modem? Will that revert the ...
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1answer
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Re-enable Chrome browser remember password
For some websites, I have set the option never on this site when the browser recommends me to remember the password.
Now I want the popup comes back for this web, how can I do it?
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ldap exchange 2003 code 49 - ERROR_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE
I am trying to write a function to allow a user to reset their password when they must change their password (code 49 - ERROR_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE).
I ask for their username, current password, then ...
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How to dual boot Ubuntu/Win7 without password?
I have Win 7 ultimate on my C drive with a primary partition of 50GB. There is currently 14GB free. Is it possible to install Ubuntu side-by-side with existing win 7 on the same drive without ...
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Auto Logon Windows 7 Upon Initial Boot While Still Protected by Password [duplicate]
I have a Windows 7 machine currently. I am writing a script which will always be running. Basically, it checks to make sure a program is open, and if it's not, it opens it.
However, when my computer ...
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Force OSX text field to accept copy-paste
Short version: Is there a way to force text field in OSX to accept pasting a string, despite that the developer (Apple) set it to not to accept copy-paste?
Long story:
Platform: OS X 10.8.2 ...
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Active Directory : Two accounts same password
Is there a way to have the same password for two accounts.
(Not familiar with AD terms so i m not sure if i use the correct terms).
Thank you
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Password asked when I access a network drive
I can't access network drive. It always asked the password although I have deactivated the password.
I've already restart my PC, but it still, I can't access it.
What's wrong?
Normal network. I ...
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Admin Permission and USer Permission
I have 2 problems on this:
Folder A has permitted Administrator and UserA to access the folder. )
Everytime i log on to another user, it can access the Folder A.
Any Permissions i set for ...
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How to create a custom batch password generator?
I am wanting to create a password generator which uses a list of pre-generated passwords using batch. The following script I am trying to adapt. I want the system to automatically generate a password ...
