10-19-2021, 07:08 PM
At the GUI login screen try pressing CTRL+ALT+F2 (at the same time).
This should give a terminal login option of
computer-name login:
type your normal username (which will be echoed) here and press enter. Then at the prompt
Password:
type your normal password (won't be echoed) and press enter.
Access success here will indicate your name/password combination is ok and allow you to copy your data to safety before continuing diagnosis.
Access failure here indicates problems with the account/credentials.
This should give a terminal login option of
computer-name login:
type your normal username (which will be echoed) here and press enter. Then at the prompt
Password:
type your normal password (won't be echoed) and press enter.
Access success here will indicate your name/password combination is ok and allow you to copy your data to safety before continuing diagnosis.
Access failure here indicates problems with the account/credentials.
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