Old Carpenter Guy
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Hi Mate ... that is curious. Make sure you haven't got your caps lock on or your numlock on if they are not required for the password.
Can you take a couple of pics like you did in #10 above and post them?
Also, the output of a file you can find in your file manager (likely Thunar under an Xfce environment) might help.
Open your File Manager and click File System or Computer, whichever one shows a list of folders that includes /etc.
Go to /etc/default/ and there will be a file called keyboard. Double-click (it is text so no harm) and it will open, copy the text and show us.
So in summary are we saying that -
Pardon me being a PITA ... Aspie (Asperger's) & only 3 coffees on my Saturday morning so far, lol.
- Terminal will not recognise your password to use the command "sudo" although it gets you into the computer session, and
- Thus you have or have not got your firewall enabled message?
Back soon
Wizard
Edited - File Manager, not a manger. Jesus was born in a manger.
Hi Wizard. Your summary is correct. As I was thinking about this problem.
I do remember a pop window that informed me that something (not sure what it was) was not able to load when I installed the OS.
Your summary is correct. I can unlock the OS but not the "sudo" and I have not been able to enable the firewall.
Prior to executing the command. I decided to input my password at the prompt to be able to see my password so that I can be sure that there was no error in the keyboard.
The password displayed correctly.
My hunch is that something happened during the install. Perhaps a corrupted file.
I just booted the OS and there is definitely some issue with the keyboard. I am attaching a picture of the keyboard.
AS you can see the "@" and quote symbols are not in the usual places. Let see if I can get those files you requested. Ok, I found the keyboard file and here it is.
you guys are awesome, In my spare time I am building a wood gasifier to provide fuel for a genset to power your house in times of power outages. I digress that is for a different forum.