My Password is not working on my iPad, it has been the same for 5 years, what's going on?

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My Pw is not working on my iPad. Locked me out for 5 min now. Same for years

I've tried 5-7x. First locked me out for one min. Now 5 min what is wrong

 

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My Pw is not working on my iPad. Locked me out for 5 min now. Same for years

Welcome to iMore! You have either forgotten your passcode, or it's not your phone. If it's your phone, the easiest thing is to remember the passcode. Or follow directions in this article. Note: It won't work if you don't know your Apple ID.
http://m.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Forgotten-Password-for-an-iOS-Device


Sent from my ancient but trustworthy iPhone 5.