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I changed the system password recently. Whenever I am trying to do a git pull or a vpn connection, I am asked for the "previous" Ubuntu password. May I know why this is happening?

SKPS
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  • Which password did you change? `git pull` shouldn't ask a password. – Pilot6 Jun 13 '22 at 14:54
  • To be honest, I do not recall exactly what I did. My root and login are new. But the git pull and vpn are asking for old password. – SKPS Jun 13 '22 at 16:30
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    It is unclear what you mean by "My root and login are new". If you can't recall what you did, it is impossible to suggest anything. – Pilot6 Jun 13 '22 at 16:43
  • By root, I meant the `sudo` password. By login, I meant the password I use to login to Ubuntu. This is a personal laptop and there is only one account. – SKPS Jun 13 '22 at 16:48
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    "sudo password" should be the same as your user password. Did you create a new user? Did you make the new user an administrator? – Pilot6 Jun 13 '22 at 16:49
  • Yes. I had to change user ID for which I needed to create temporary account with admin rights: https://askubuntu.com/a/16822/333115 – SKPS Jun 13 '22 at 16:52
  • I went through your answer. I deleted the temporary account immediately after changing user ID a while ago. Now there is only one user, which is the administrator. – SKPS Jun 13 '22 at 18:36

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Most likely you created a new user and the new user is not an administrator.

Go to Settings -> Users and give your user this privilege.

Maybe your Home directory is still owned by another user.

Run

sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/

Be careful, don't skip ~.

Pilot6
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