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Can’t you ssh to it and than change the password back to numeric so you don’t need to whipe ? > On 02 Nov 2015, at 10:29, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <jean-baptiste.lallement@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Le 02/11/2015 10:20, Michael Zanetti a écrit : >> Well, the password for user "phablet" is the same as the one asked in >> your lockscreen. >> >> Did you try entering the new password in the lockscreen? > The problem is that if you use a passcode, then change it from the command line and it contains non-digits, then the lock screen shows you a numerical keypad with digits only so you cannot enter your pass-phrase > > The only way I can think of without wiping the device entirely would be to flash a recovery image with adb enabled mount the ubuntu system partition and revert the password to a digit only passcode. > > JB. > >> >> On 31.10.2015 18:44, Ryan Indignados wrote: >>> Is it a glitch? >>> >>> I've changed the access code for my bq Aquaris E4.5 by way of the >>> Terminal application and it has broken my brain looking for a solution. >>> >>> There was a PIN protecting it, and I changed the password with 'passwd' >>> in Terminal and next time I turned the screen on and off it presented a >>> numerical keypad but the previous PIN was not recognized. >>> >>> It is unclear how to proceed. The least time consuming thing I can >>> imagine is to reset it, but without access it's a problem for someone >>> with more expertise. >>> >>> Thanks for whatever tips or links you can provide. >>> >>> - Ryan Corvidae >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Jean-Baptiste Lallement > Canonical Services Ltd. > IRC: jibel > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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