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|    Paul to All    |
|    Re: Password incorrect after name change    |
|    21 Oct 25 13:12:11    |
      From: nospam@needed.invalid              On Tue, 10/21/2025 10:20 AM, s|b wrote:       > On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:47:23 +0100, pinnerite wrote:       >       >> Here is my two-pennath:       >> 1) Boot on a live DVD/Flashdrive/the Mint install drive.       >> 2) From the Menu, search for Disks and open it.       >> 3) Look for the partition on the hard drive/SSD that is most likely your       original /home directory.       >>       >> It will not be mounted. You can mount it from there but your boot-up drive       will already have a home. Here is whav ChatGPT recommends:       >       > I appreciate the help; I already tried Grok and it gave me a six page       > solution (options, really). I think I'm going to do the reinstall with       > him by my side. It'll be a learning experience; if he messes it up again       > he can do the reinstall himself.       >              It's not that complicated really. Takes about ten minutes to fix.       The AI is likely to embellish a bit.               Paul              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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