[arch-general] locked out

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Hi

Are you sure it has nothing to do with this:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=258492

Happened to me too.



On 6 November 2020 19:03:43 CET, flipee via arch-general <arch-general at archlinux.org> wrote:
>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
>
>--
>Regards,
>flipee