My brother installed Ubuntu on my windows 10 toshiba laptop. At first it was great, but now I can only access the guest session, and can't access the full capability of Ubuntu. I work with my laptop and I'm new to this so any kind of advice or help would be genuinely appreciated. Thank you!
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2What is preventing you from accessing your normal account? – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Mar 16 '16 at 20:54
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When I power on my laptop and come to the login screen, the guest account is the only option. My account and my brothers have both disappeared entirely. – Ana Schmidt Mar 16 '16 at 20:59
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1Please [edit] your question, when you want to add information. It's best to have everything relevant in one place. Also, comments may be deleted for various reasons. – David Foerster Mar 17 '16 at 01:02
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1Can you log in on the virtual terminal with either of your user accounts? You can access it with Ctrl+Alt+F1. – David Foerster Mar 17 '16 at 01:04
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Getting access when you know your username & password
Login to tty when the login screen pops up (CTL ALT F1)
Login by typing the correct username and password.
Go back to desktop by using (ctl alt f7)
Now go into
settings -> users -> add user
Add an admin account. Then remove guest login options.
Troubleshooting
To list all users you can use:
cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
To add a new user you can use:
sudo adduser new_username
or:
sudo useradd new_username
If you can't login to any account previous known or listed you must Reset your administrative login.
