Authentication

Lucien_Lachance

i dont know if related but i once had a problem that was a bit similar, from what i can remember it was sort of the opposite, i couldnt log in but once i was logged in (via figuring out what a US keyboard looked like and pressing the keys on my norwegian keyboard as if it was american) everytyhing worked

so after that i looked up US keyboard layout and made sure i only used characters that were the same on my NO keyboard as on the US keyboard.

for example on both keyboads shift + 3 produces a #
on my keyboard shift + 6 produces a &
on US keyboard it produces something else

so i made a list of keys i can use and cant use
if this makes sense
as i said not sure if this is related to your problem

Shivaree

Thanks for your help, but I don't think my problem is related, my password contains only numbers and letters qwerty friendly 🙁 if no one can help, I'll try to reinstall this week end, I must have done something wrong during install

dbarron

You could certainly try the simple expediency of 1) changing your password to something trivial 2) attempt to use sudo to validate you have admin authority with your password, I think that would be of interest (to me at least).

And see if #1 changes anything.

Lucien_Lachance

is keyboard layout set up correctly in gnome-control-center > region and language?

Shivaree

Lucien_Lachance yes it is, checked above 😉 I also tried not to use my numeric pad, doesn't change anything

Shivaree

I can't change my password as it requires my actual password which is considered as false, except when I log in at the start of the computer. Every other use of this password is considered as false (authentication, log in after sleep...). Thanks anyway, I'm a newbie, so I don't understand the sudo part, sorry

Lucien_Lachance

sudo is short for i think 'superuser do', a way of gaining admin privileges

if you open a terminal and type 'sudo gedit' for example you will be asked to type your password. just see if that works, and then close gedit (gedit is a text editor)

Shivaree

Thanks : password incorrect

zeseb

To change your password without reinstalling the OS, maybe you can try to modify it directly via the console tty:
1- When your PC is booted on the login screen, you can type Ctrl+Alt+F1 to display the console (you can go back to graphical interface via Ctrl+Alt+F7).
2- Then enter your username and password. By default it is a qwerty layout.
3- If your password is accepted then type the command : sudo localectl set-keymap --no-convert fr to set the french layout azerty in this console. You will have to enter your password again.
4- Then type the command : passwd to change your password.
5- Then type exit and Ctrl+Alt+F7 to come back on the graphical login screen, and you can try your new password.

rare

try writing it in gedit (or whatever textfield you want) so you can be sure the password is correct and then copy and paste it.

Shivaree

Despite your help, I didn't succeed. I have reinstalled Solus, with a different password, without numerics. It works... So I suppose that the problem was there, despite my many trys. Again many thanks. Have a nice day

rare

Shivaree Since it was virtually a fresh install I hope you didn't lose much besides your time.
Anyway, have fun using Solus! 🙂

dbarron

I am virtually certain that your previous installation was salvageable, however, re-install was perhaps easier than trying to guide you to fix it.

elfprince

Glad it was solved. I do use numerics in all my passwords, with no ill-effects. Something else may have been afoot.

Lucien_Lachance

i thought such weird unexplainable things only happened to me