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I am unable to log into my Ubuntu 12.04 machine, username and password prompts reapper again. I can only log in as a guest.

Pabi
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You can try this:

Press Ctrl+Alt+F1, then login into the system. If your password is correct, you will succeed. Then run

rm .Xauthority .ICEauthority

Press Ctrl+Alt+F7 and try to login again.

Pilot6
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  • Thanks for your reply, it says incorrect login. Please clarify thanks –  May 10 '15 at 08:50
  • If you entered login and password, not mixing them up, it means that your password is incorrect. – Pilot6 May 10 '15 at 08:58
  • It is correct, i don't understand what is the issue here. Please help, i do not want to lose valuable date on my laptop! thanks –  May 10 '15 at 09:01
  • If you can't login to system console, it means that login/password are incorrect. I can't guess why it happened. You won't lose your data, because you can always boot from LiveCD and copy the data anywhere you choose. – Pilot6 May 10 '15 at 09:03
  • user login appears, but the password does not appear once typed, is that normal? –  May 10 '15 at 09:09
  • Yes, it is normal. – Pilot6 May 10 '15 at 09:12
  • Check for capslock, language, etc. – Pilot6 May 10 '15 at 09:13
  • i am very sure both log in and password are correct, any other alternatives? its getting frustrating –  May 10 '15 at 09:29
  • But the system is sure they are not correct. There may be many reasons for that. You probably entered some wrong command, etc. As I said, you can boot frome external drive and extract your data. – Pilot6 May 10 '15 at 09:33
  • Fine, i am new to Ubuntu I'd appreciate if you could help me through the steps of extracting my data rather than wasting time on fixing this issue. Thanks –  May 10 '15 at 09:41
  • Or you can recover the password. http://askubuntu.com/questions/24006/how-do-i-reset-a-lost-administrative-password – Pilot6 May 10 '15 at 09:45