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Before I left, I've set up an old computer with Lubuntu 14.04 32-bit. While trying to set up rtorrent, I did something to lock myself out while following this tutorial.

Normally my computer has one user only, and I login through SSH. However, I added a new user while doing this just like it said and now I can't login as the new user or myself. I do still have a living FTP connection.

How can I restore access to my server?

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  • I'm sorry to say this, but this site is not meant for urgent situations. It's a Q&A website for sharing knowledge. If you need urgent help, please use the AskUbuntu [chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/). I've edited your question accordingly. See also [How do we deal with “urgent!” questions?](http://meta.askubuntu.com/q/5849/88802). – gertvdijk Sep 29 '14 at 08:23

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Nope, if you've disabled remote root access and you can't login with your new account, you need physical access to go through the normal recovery process.

You could try talking somebody through that but otherwise, it's a trip home.

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