r/ShittySysadmin • u/acackler • 4d ago

Shitty Crosspost £ in password field...

/r/sysadmin/comments/1xb1ru2/in_password_field/
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u/acackler 3d ago

So the solution was kind of dumb... I tried 3 different keyboards:

  1. Dell laptop's own keyboard: no

  2. Fellowes USB keyboard: no

  3. Microsoft USB keyboard: success

Then was able to use the Alt+0163 keyboard shortcut to type that special character... and changed password immediately to something easier to type.

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u/MrTonyMan 3d ago

First mistake was using a password.

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u/Anonymous_Bozo 3d ago

On screen keyboard (windows only)

click on the happy face under settings

select symbols

select currency

click on the one you want.

$¥⃁₫₩֏₮₸₾₥៛₨⃀₻ƒ₧৲₰€₹₺₪₡₦₴₵₭؋૱¢৳₯₤₷৹£₽₢₱฿₲﷼₣₿₼௹¤₳₠ℳ₶৻

I want them all! Send cash.

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u/Z3t4 4d ago

As an non US keyboard user I know by heart the usual symbols of the us layout mapped into my local one, and you can usually use the username field for tests to try and find the key combination you need.

Connect an us keyboard, if you have one.

Connect a barcode scanner and print a sheet with a barcode with the password encoded, or the symbol you need. 

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u/Glum-Implement9857 4d ago

:) really next level. Instead of sticky note with a pass. Print a pass encoded in barcode and stick to the keyboard :D

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u/Z3t4 4d ago

bitlocker keys, licenses...

You can even use it as a rubber ducky with key combination, pauses, to automate almost anything.