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Instruct users on how to recover from forgotten user pin
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@@ -196,3 +196,13 @@ to decrypt the drive. Instead it is necessary to unseal/decrypt the key from
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the TPM and then bundle the key file into a RAM copy of Qubes' dom0 initrd on
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each boot. The initramfs format allows concatenated cpio files, so it is easy
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for the Heads firmware to inject files into the Qubes startup script.
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Forgot Security dongle user pin
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In case of being unable to sign /boot due to forgotten and or mistyped (three times)
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user pin one can unlock/change the user pin by utlizing the admin pin
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simply enter the recovery shell and with the dongle plugged in execute ```gpg --change-pin```
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you will be promoted for admin pin then asked to enter the new user pin
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from there its as simple as rebooting and signing /boot with the new pin.
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Warning! if you miss type the admin pin three times there is no recovery.

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