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Enable ssh & reset root pw before firstboot? - kgoerbig - 1st Feb, 2014 04:24 AM
I need to re-install xbian. I do so using dd in linux:
sudo dd if=/home/kgoerbig/Downloads/XBian1.0Alpha5.img of=/dev/sdd
After the write is completed, is there a way to enable ssh, and reset the root pw via config file before I do a firstboot into xbmc? Enabling ssh & resetting root/xbian pw's via XBMC menus is kind of a pain.
RE: Enable ssh & reset root pw before firstboot? - Blightrt - 1st Feb, 2014 05:28 AM
You can use for enable ssh "xbian-config" and then connect with winscp or putty.
sudo passwd root
To change root pw
RE: Enable ssh & reset root pw before firstboot? - mk01 - 3rd Feb, 2014 09:17 AM
@kgoerbig
boot first with additional parameter in cmdline.txt
Code:
init=/bin/bash