Ubuntu keyboard fails for root user
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I can't use terminal based solutions; the system keyboard works great from guest, but many applications are restricted for guest login, eg: terminal, update, etc. since I found my second computer died , possibly a power hit,
I put the windows drive from that computer in the Ubuntu machine and put Ubuntu on a 3rd hard drive, still if I boot up the other drive keyboard will not function, but the new install works good, have no access to anything on the old ubuntu install drive,
How can I access my system?
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Denis Palmer
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I can't use terminal based solutions; the system keyboard works great from guest, but many applications are restricted for guest login, eg: terminal, update, etc. since I found my second computer died , possibly a power hit,
I put the windows drive from that computer in the Ubuntu machine and put Ubuntu on a 3rd hard drive, still if I boot up the other drive keyboard will not function, but the new install works good, have no access to anything on the old ubuntu install drive,
How can I access my system?
16.04 command-line keyboard root
asked May 16 at 15:55
Denis Palmer
62
can you log in as a different user and use sudo or su? there should be more than just root and guest account....
– Joshua Besneatte
May 16 at 21:26
tried using a screen keyboard , that did not work, tried all the fixes I could find posted, but every attempt was blocked, and could not get terminal from Guest to work in any way,
– Denis Palmer
May 17 at 21:59
when you installed ubuntu, it required you to create a user. Log in with that username and password, (for example "denis") and then use sudo... and when it asks for a password, enter the password for "denis"
– Joshua Besneatte
May 18 at 1:54
Logged in as guest, but even with Sudo it never asked for password just said blocked , tried to determine how to put in password but nothing, at this time if I could find out how to access the old hard drive it would be good, but better would be if I could access the information off the other computer that died it was running windows 7.
– Denis Palmer
May 19 at 12:39
You cannot sudo with guest account.... guest account is a super restricted login. you need to log in with the USER YOU CREATED when you installed Ubuntu. don't try to do anything with guest account except surf the internet.
– Joshua Besneatte
May 19 at 16:36
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up vote
1
down vote
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I can't use terminal based solutions; the system keyboard works great from guest, but many applications are restricted for guest login, eg: terminal, update, etc. since I found my second computer died , possibly a power hit,
I put the windows drive from that computer in the Ubuntu machine and put Ubuntu on a 3rd hard drive, still if I boot up the other drive keyboard will not function, but the new install works good, have no access to anything on the old ubuntu install drive,
How can I access my system?
16.04 command-line keyboard root
asked May 16 at 15:55
Denis Palmer
62
I can't use terminal based solutions; the system keyboard works great from guest, but many applications are restricted for guest login, eg: terminal, update, etc. since I found my second computer died , possibly a power hit,
I put the windows drive from that computer in the Ubuntu machine and put Ubuntu on a 3rd hard drive, still if I boot up the other drive keyboard will not function, but the new install works good, have no access to anything on the old ubuntu install drive,
How can I access my system?
16.04 command-line keyboard root
asked May 16 at 15:55
Denis Palmer
62
edited May 17 at 22:06
asked May 16 at 15:55
Denis Palmer
62
asked May 16 at 15:55
Denis Palmer
62
asked May 16 at 15:55
Denis Palmer
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can you log in as a different user and use sudo or su? there should be more than just root and guest account....
– Joshua Besneatte
May 16 at 21:26
tried using a screen keyboard , that did not work, tried all the fixes I could find posted, but every attempt was blocked, and could not get terminal from Guest to work in any way,
– Denis Palmer
May 17 at 21:59
when you installed ubuntu, it required you to create a user. Log in with that username and password, (for example "denis") and then use sudo... and when it asks for a password, enter the password for "denis"
– Joshua Besneatte
May 18 at 1:54
Logged in as guest, but even with Sudo it never asked for password just said blocked , tried to determine how to put in password but nothing, at this time if I could find out how to access the old hard drive it would be good, but better would be if I could access the information off the other computer that died it was running windows 7.
– Denis Palmer
May 19 at 12:39
You cannot sudo with guest account.... guest account is a super restricted login. you need to log in with the USER YOU CREATED when you installed Ubuntu. don't try to do anything with guest account except surf the internet.
– Joshua Besneatte
May 19 at 16:36
 |Â
show 2 more comments
can you log in as a different user and use sudo or su? there should be more than just root and guest account....
– Joshua Besneatte
May 16 at 21:26
tried using a screen keyboard , that did not work, tried all the fixes I could find posted, but every attempt was blocked, and could not get terminal from Guest to work in any way,
– Denis Palmer
May 17 at 21:59
when you installed ubuntu, it required you to create a user. Log in with that username and password, (for example "denis") and then use sudo... and when it asks for a password, enter the password for "denis"
– Joshua Besneatte
May 18 at 1:54
Logged in as guest, but even with Sudo it never asked for password just said blocked , tried to determine how to put in password but nothing, at this time if I could find out how to access the old hard drive it would be good, but better would be if I could access the information off the other computer that died it was running windows 7.
– Denis Palmer
May 19 at 12:39
You cannot sudo with guest account.... guest account is a super restricted login. you need to log in with the USER YOU CREATED when you installed Ubuntu. don't try to do anything with guest account except surf the internet.
– Joshua Besneatte
May 19 at 16:36
can you log in as a different user and use sudo or su? there should be more than just root and guest account....
– Joshua Besneatte
May 16 at 21:26
can you log in as a different user and use sudo or su? there should be more than just root and guest account....
– Joshua Besneatte
May 16 at 21:26
tried using a screen keyboard , that did not work, tried all the fixes I could find posted, but every attempt was blocked, and could not get terminal from Guest to work in any way,
– Denis Palmer
May 17 at 21:59
tried using a screen keyboard , that did not work, tried all the fixes I could find posted, but every attempt was blocked, and could not get terminal from Guest to work in any way,
– Denis Palmer
May 17 at 21:59
when you installed ubuntu, it required you to create a user. Log in with that username and password, (for example "denis") and then use sudo... and when it asks for a password, enter the password for "denis"
– Joshua Besneatte
May 18 at 1:54
when you installed ubuntu, it required you to create a user. Log in with that username and password, (for example "denis") and then use sudo... and when it asks for a password, enter the password for "denis"
– Joshua Besneatte
May 18 at 1:54
Logged in as guest, but even with Sudo it never asked for password just said blocked , tried to determine how to put in password but nothing, at this time if I could find out how to access the old hard drive it would be good, but better would be if I could access the information off the other computer that died it was running windows 7.
– Denis Palmer
May 19 at 12:39
Logged in as guest, but even with Sudo it never asked for password just said blocked , tried to determine how to put in password but nothing, at this time if I could find out how to access the old hard drive it would be good, but better would be if I could access the information off the other computer that died it was running windows 7.
– Denis Palmer
May 19 at 12:39
You cannot sudo with guest account.... guest account is a super restricted login. you need to log in with the USER YOU CREATED when you installed Ubuntu. don't try to do anything with guest account except surf the internet.
– Joshua Besneatte
May 19 at 16:36
You cannot sudo with guest account.... guest account is a super restricted login. you need to log in with the USER YOU CREATED when you installed Ubuntu. don't try to do anything with guest account except surf the internet.
– Joshua Besneatte
May 19 at 16:36
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can you log in as a different user and use sudo or su? there should be more than just root and guest account....
– Joshua Besneatte
May 16 at 21:26
tried using a screen keyboard , that did not work, tried all the fixes I could find posted, but every attempt was blocked, and could not get terminal from Guest to work in any way,
– Denis Palmer
May 17 at 21:59
when you installed ubuntu, it required you to create a user. Log in with that username and password, (for example "denis") and then use sudo... and when it asks for a password, enter the password for "denis"
– Joshua Besneatte
May 18 at 1:54
Logged in as guest, but even with Sudo it never asked for password just said blocked , tried to determine how to put in password but nothing, at this time if I could find out how to access the old hard drive it would be good, but better would be if I could access the information off the other computer that died it was running windows 7.
– Denis Palmer
May 19 at 12:39
You cannot sudo with guest account.... guest account is a super restricted login. you need to log in with the USER YOU CREATED when you installed Ubuntu. don't try to do anything with guest account except surf the internet.
– Joshua Besneatte
May 19 at 16:36