Locked myself out of remote server

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Before I left, I've set up an old computer with Lubuntu 14.04 32-bit. While trying to set up rtorrent, I did something to lock myself out while following this tutorial.

Normally my computer has one user only, and I login through SSH. However, I added a new user while doing this just like it said and now I can't login as the new user or myself. I do still have a living FTP connection.

How can I restore access to my server?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Nope, if you've disabled remote root access and you can't login with your new account, you need physical access to go through the normal recovery process.

You could try talking somebody through that but otherwise, it's a trip home.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Sep 29 '14 at 08:21

Oli

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