[arch-general] locked out

[flipee]

6 de nov. de 2020 14:43 por fons at linuxaudio.org:

> Hello all,
>
> After a full upgrade it seems I'm locked out :-(
>
> The system boots normally, and shows the xdm login screen.
> But my password is not accepted. Same in a tty, also for
> root.
>
> I can boot using an installation stick, mount all partitions
> under /mnt as during installation, and do an arch-chroot /mnt
>
> I reset my password and the root password in that environment,
> but that didn't help. After a normal boot I'm still locked out.
>
> Any hints to solve this will be much appreciated !
>
> -- 
> FA
>
It looks like a PAM lockout [1].

[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security#Lock_out_user_after_three_failed_login_attempts

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Regards,
flipee