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root password on Beta 2 - Michael Baylis - 9th Dec, 2013 10:31 PM
Hi Folks,
Trying to upgrade xbian to 1.0 beta 2 and would like to logon via ssh or directly, but the old root password of raspberry does not seem to be working. None of the getting started pages on the xbian.org website exist (getting 404s). What is the correct username and password please?
Cheers,
Michael
RE: root password on Beta 2 - Killerbee - 9th Dec, 2013 10:46 PM
(9th Dec, 2013 10:31 PM)Michael Baylis Wrote: Hi Folks,
Trying to upgrade xbian to 1.0 beta 2 and would like to logon via ssh or directly, but the old root password of raspberry does not seem to be working. None of the getting started pages on the xbian.org website exist (getting 404s). What is the correct username and password please?
Cheers,
Michael
Login as xbian (password = raspberry)
You are able to change the root password using xbian-config (started by default for the xbian user)
or change it using the command line interface.
Just type:
Terminal
sudo -i
Now you are root!
To change root's password just type:
Terminal
passwd
KB
RE: root password on Beta 2 - Michael Baylis - 9th Dec, 2013 11:00 PM
(9th Dec, 2013 10:46 PM)Killerbee Wrote:(9th Dec, 2013 10:31 PM)Michael Baylis Wrote: Hi Folks,
Trying to upgrade xbian to 1.0 beta 2 and would like to logon via ssh or directly, but the old root password of raspberry does not seem to be working. None of the getting started pages on the xbian.org website exist (getting 404s). What is the correct username and password please?
Cheers,
Michael
Login as xbian (password = raspberry)
You are able to change the root password using xbian-config (started by default for the xbian user)
or change it using the command line interface.
Just type:
You are asked for a password. Type the password of the xbian user (raspberry)Terminalsudo -i
Now you are root!
To change root's password just type:
You are asked for the new root password twice.Terminalpasswd
KB
Brilliant, thank you. I'm in. Thought I tried that userid but obviously not!
RE: root password on Beta 2 - Exnor - 11th Dec, 2014 05:49 AM
(9th Dec, 2013 10:46 PM)Killerbee Wrote:(9th Dec, 2013 10:31 PM)Michael Baylis Wrote: Hi Folks,
Trying to upgrade xbian to 1.0 beta 2 and would like to logon via ssh or directly, but the old root password of raspberry does not seem to be working. None of the getting started pages on the xbian.org website exist (getting 404s). What is the correct username and password please?
Cheers,
Michael
Login as xbian (password = raspberry)
You are able to change the root password using xbian-config (started by default for the xbian user)
or change it using the command line interface.
Just type:
You are asked for a password. Type the password of the xbian user (raspberry)Terminalsudo -i
Now you are root!
To change root's password just type:
You are asked for the new root password twice.Terminalpasswd
KB
thks mate, this just helped me on restoring one of my Pi's
RE: root password on Beta 2 - mk01 - 16th Dec, 2014 05:04 PM
just as general understanding of this problem: it is caused by change of sshd policy (sshd from version X doesn't provide root access via password entry - by default configuration. only allowed is access by generated (rsa) key. normally updates do not alter user modified config files but this option was forced by one of the openssh updates).
what xbian-config is doing is that as one action with passwd change it also FORCES sshd to allow again password root access.