[SOLVED] root password on Beta 2

[Michael Baylis]

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

[Killerbee]

(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

You are asked for a password. Type the password of the xbian user (raspberry)
Now you are root!
To change root's password just type:

Terminal

passwd

You are asked for the new root password twice.

KB

[Michael Baylis]

(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:

Terminal

sudo -i

You are asked for a password. Type the password of the xbian user (raspberry)
Now you are root!
To change root's password just type:

Terminal

passwd

You are asked for the new root password twice.

KB

Brilliant, thank you. I'm in. Thought I tried that userid but obviously not!

[Exnor]

(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:

Terminal

sudo -i

You are asked for a password. Type the password of the xbian user (raspberry)
Now you are root!
To change root's password just type:

Terminal

passwd

You are asked for the new root password twice.

KB

thks mate, this just helped me on restoring one of my Pi's

[mk01]

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.