passphrase holds password string & generally used as synonym for password.
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I Encrypted Ubuntu, now cannot remember passphrase. Help!
I have an HP Envy Touchsmart m7 Notebook PC on which I replaced the original hard drive with a 256 GB Solid State drive. On that I installed ubuntu in November 2014 and encrypted it. I haven't used the computer since that time. Now, when I start…
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How to reformat drive with Ubuntu 14 installed
I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Somehow it let me on install to encrypt the drive. I wrote down this LONG passphrase. Now it won't let me log in unless I have the passphrase. I have entered it a hundred times, and it won't work. I tried to…
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New User, Please Help with PassPhrase Question
We are new users to Ubuntu, and completed the dvd disk installation. Now the before logging in, Ubuntu is requesting a PassPhrase. We did not recall creating a PassPhrase, only a password. Can someone please assist us?
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Decrypt home folder without passphrase
I just reinstalled Ubuntu after my system crashed. I installed it on another hard drive (separate from my previous one).
However, my old home folder from my previous system was encrypted and I do not have the passphrase to decrypt my home folder. Is…
