Re: [Thinkpad] Password conundrum

No, but I would bet this is operator error. Hit a bad key, had one cap on,
something like that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosen, Robert (NIH/NIAMS) [E]" <rosenr@mail.nih.gov>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:49 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Password conundrum

> Just ran into a wierd password problem. Setting up new laptop (T61p). Tech
puts in power on, and master and user disk password.
>
> Shuts machine down and reboots. Power on Password doesn't work. Tried all
the usual tricks (shift lock, move fingers over one on keyboard).
>
> Removed the power on password per the HMM. Still can't get in. Swap disk
and can get in. So problem is disk password. So somehow, all the passwords
were corrupted on entry. (I just can't believe the tech made multiple
identical typing mistakes, especially given you have to enter each password
twice.)
>
> Anyone seen this before?
>
>
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Received on Wed Apr 9 13:52:53 2008