Can't log in, keep getting "Invalid Password"

[stoic eagle]

This has locked me out of both my laptop AND my computer, they're both absolutely fucking useless right now and I'm scared.

I put my password in the same way I have all the damn time and it just doesn't work anymoe

I looked up solutions and I can't find anything

[wraith anchor]

did u switch keyboards out to a different language model?

also ensure cap-lock is not on.. and if need to use digits use only the numbers row

@stoic eagle

make friggin sure ur not capitalizing the first letter in the user name

[stoic eagle]

I did none of this

every setting was exactly the same as when I last logged off, I made sure I typed it in EXACT

[wraith anchor]

how do u mean 2 computers have been locked out?

did u just do two brand-spanking new fresh installs on two machines and then both result like this in pic?

[rose jackal]

maybe you inadvertently switched the land/state/region flag at the bottom right in the menu bar? it's not likely because the issue is on both machines.
or some one got your password and changed it?

[stoic eagle]

I used this install for basically half the summer 😭

I'm starting to think it may have been smthn caused by upgrading Mint to the latest version

[stoic eagle]

It couldn't have been that because I have my laptop on me at all times, if someone took it I'd know

[wraith anchor]

well if u didnt make a timeshift snapshot before hand, that's on you

[stoic eagle]

I DID have a Timeshift snapshot

I couldn't access it because I literally couldn't log in

[wraith anchor]

ok so boot up the live usb stick with Mint on it, and restore from that environment

tell me you have been smart and kept a bootable live disk around

specifically labelled

[stoic eagle]

bit late for that I already did the "dumbass giving up" move and reinstalled Mint altogether

[wraith anchor]

pfft

couldda just restored from live. now u know.