Author: James Courtier-Dutton Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
2009/7/10 Lisi <hantslug@???>: > My new toy has just arrived and I have been unpacking it and trying it out.
>
> I have told it to its satisfaction what language and keyboard I want, and it
> is asking me to choose a password between 6 and 12 characters long. I have
> chosen a password of 11 characters but it is objecting on the grounds that a
> password cannot contain "specific characters".
>
> What on earth does it mean? Which of the 11 characters must I remove? I have
> consulted with Google and searched in dictionaries to no avail. Help!!! I
> want to play with my nice new toy.
>
> Lisi
>
That is a hopeless error message.
Do you know which tool/application is spouting that error?
If I was you, I would type a simple password for now, and then change
it later when you have understood what the error is all about.
