Computing device login failsafe
US11372979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/46
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for accessing a computing device including launching a first operating system having a bootloader to boot a second operating system into a random-access memory on the computing device, the first operating system and the second operating system having access to an administrator password contained in an administrator password file located in a persistent file of the computing device and booting the second operating system from the first operating system bootloader to populate a filesystem into the second operating system. Also, executing a login failsafe by the second operating system to read the administrator password contained in the administrator password file located in the persistent file and installing the administrator password file in the filesystem of the second operating system by the login failsafe. The method further including failing to complete the booting of the second operating system and allowing access to the computing device through an administrator user account protected by the administrator password when the second operating system fails to complete the booting.
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