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Tagged with login user-accounts
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mysql how to fix Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
Before I screw up something, when I login using $ mysql -u root -p, and show databases:
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql ...
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Hide account from login screen but can be used in UAC
So I have a Windows 7 home machine with 2 user accounts. One is a standard user account and one is an administrator account. Now this is going to be put in the hands of a very low-tech user so I don'...
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How to hide admin account and only show main user at logon screen in Windows?
When a user boots Windows is there a way to only show a single user that then asks for a password. For example, I have an admin user and a regular user. When the computer boots I do not want the user ...
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Is there a way to recover my username in Kali Linux?
I forgot my username in Kali Linux and can no longer login. Is there any way to view usernames?
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How can I give my wife emergency access to logins, passwords, etc.?
I'm the digital guru in my household. My wife is good with email and forum websites, but she trusts me with all our important digital stuff — online banking and other things that require ...
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How can you find out the currently logged in user in the OS X GUI?
Trying to find out if a particular user is logged into the machine, specifically the user using the graphical user interface.
Is this possible via command line?
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How can I work out which user is currently logged into a Windows 7 machine?
I have a machine running Windows 7 which I set up a long time ago to autmatically log into Windows.
That's still working fine, but how can I work out the username of the currently logged-in user when ...
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Cannot login to Kali Linux
I just created a Kali 1.0.6 live USB using a tool called "Mac Linux USB Loader" and everything seems fine up until the point where you are supposed to login.
At the login screen I'm greeted with the ...
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User-account missing from "Manage Accounts" in windows-7 64bit
I recently installed windows-7 home premium 64-bit on my computer. I had two accounts on it. One admin account and one account of the type "homeuser" (I think it was).
This morning when started the ...
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Disable Use the Welcome Screen in Windows 8
In Windows 8, I want users to type his/her name and password instead of clicking on a user name and typing password. It is similar to disabling "Use the Welcome Screen" in Windows XP. Is it possible ?
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Logging in to Windows 7 with one specific user account is very slow. Why?
I am running Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) and I have created 3 user accounts, two regular users and one administrator.
When logging in as the administrator or as one of the user accounts I get to ...
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How to avoid the login screen when returning from standby?
When my computer comes out of standby mode. It still ask me which user I am. Still, I'm the only user. So this seems a bit useless.
How can I prevent this extra click? Standby settings don't seem to ...
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Win 10 Login Accounts Without Password
So I upgraded my parents computer to Win 10 which went well, however I want both accounts to not have passwords, and just boot to a account selection screen so they can just select which one they want ...
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Is Remote\username same as ComputerName\username or username in windows 7/xp?
Is there any difference if I log in as:
username
computername\username
remote\username
domainname\username
something\username
I want my computer to behave differently depending how I log in. Is ...
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Getting Windows 7 admin account password?
I don't want to reset the password nor delete it. I need to know the password. What can be done? Specific software for that? Easier way of getting the password from inside a non-admin account through ...
