Questions tagged [password]
Use this tag for questions related to passwords on any of the device's compatible operating systems. Depending on the distribution, the default password will change. (See the full tag wiki for a list of default passwords.)
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Password invalid after changing
I have recently bought a raspberry pi, and I have installed raspbian on it. I decided to change the default password, but after that every time I tried to login to ssh, it said permission denied. I ...
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Password of user pi keeps changing
I have a Raspberry Pi which is only used to display a web page on a screen. The pi connects to the internet over Wifi. When I'm on the same wifi I used to connect to my pi through SSH or VNC viewer ...
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How To Get Wifi Password With Connecting via ethernet cable
I just got the raspberry pi 3 and i wanna know if its possible to get the wifi password via connecting with a ethernet cable
p.s. its noobs 2.4.2
p.p.s. sorry if its a dumb question i am a beginner
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I have forgotten my Windows 10 IoT password how can I reset it?
How can I recover Windows 10 IoT password for Raspberry Pi 3?
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Password managers on usb drives for raspberry pi 3
If I use a password manager to store all passwords including my password for the pi itself. Does any type of text file or folder get created and stored anywhere on the raspberrypi..or only on the usb ...
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Password Changes Not Persisting After Shutdown or Logoff
If I change the password of user pi (rpi 3b, NOOBS, Raspbian Jessie), it takes affect only until shutting down or logging off. After shutting down or logging off, the new password is no longer current....
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How do I set password prior to first boot?
I have a raspberry pi 3B v1.2 which I want to use as a headless server, downloaded a new version of raspbian jessie lite (2017-04-10), wrote it to the micro SD card, then created a new password with ...
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How to change a password
I'm trying to change the password on my RPi 3. I've tried sudo passwd and it gets me to the screen where I can enter a new password, but then the terminal stops letting me type. Does anyone know how ...
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sudo command is asking user's password [closed]
I changed the default username using usermod.
and now whenever I type a sudo command it requires a password.
I do it only when it is the first time I type sudo.
further it does not require any ...
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How can I use scp/ssh in a cron script without entering a password?
I have a script that goes out to 5 other Rpi3 computers and collects data from them using scp and puts it all out on a flash drive. (Then later it gets picked up from the master Pi by a Windows Task ...
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User and password
I just installed Raspian Jessie lite date 4-10-17. All articles state the username and password are "pi" and "rasberry". These do not work. What is the correct user and password?
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Change password AND public key for standard user pi
I want to SSH into my Raspberry Pi, but for security reasons also don't want to keep the standard password raspberry for the standard user pi. There fore I used passwd to change pi's password. However,...
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Raspberry Pi 3 Not Upgrading
I am a new Raspberry Pi user. I bought a Pi 3 recently. I installed rasbian on it by using NOOBS abd SD Card Formatter.
After completing the installation i set a root password by using -- sudo passwd
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cmdline.txt changes are discarded when ejecting sd card
I am trying to change the password on a Pi sd card. However, each time I edit the cmdline.txt with init=/bin/sh, I eject, put it into my pi and it loads up right to the normal user sign in. So, I ...
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Where can I find the /.ssh/known_hosts file on my rpi3?
I have the following error when I try to connect to my rpi over SSH:
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@ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @
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I have just returned to my Raspberry Pi after a year and can't remember my login
After sitting in the depths of my project desk for a year or so, a Raspberry Pi model B turned up that has data I want to save. It boots up but I deleted the pi user for security reasons and can't ...
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Unable to enter recovery mode on Ubuntu MATE
I forgot my password for Ubuntu MATE and I've read that the only way to reset it in Ubuntu is to enter recovery mode and enter a root shell etc. The problem is, I can't figure out how to enter ...
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Changing RetroPie SSH password
I just installed RetroPie on a new Raspberry Pi 3, I'm currently connecting via SSH to configure it, with the default Username (pi) and password (raspberry). I wanted to know how to change this ...
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what is password with new installation
What is the password to switch user to root. I just put the new ad card into rpi3b and in trying to su root I am asked for a password and I enter raspberry and get authentication error.
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Why do I have 3 different pi users?
raspberry pi 3 with raspbian, ssh via macOS
Hi,
I just noticed something awkward. When I tried to login via ssh on my pi, I noticed that I couldn't log in with the password I recently changed with ...
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System Calls From C Code
after many searches and tries, finally I found a way to protect my python code on my raspberry pi (for sure there is no 100% security), but let's say I made it a little bit harder.
This method still ...
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How to SSH Into Pi Using a Script
I am trying to create a script on my computer that will ssh into my raspberry pi and automatically configure some wifi options (over usb->serial cable, with screen). I am running into issues getting ...
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Where is my wlan password located on raspberry pi?
I am connected via wlan to the internet. I was wondering where my password is saved on the raspberry pi. Once I saw it in plain text somewhere. I thought it was under
/etc/wpa_supplicant/...
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basic ssh issue
A friend set my RPI for me, and now I'm retracing all the steps. I can ssh into pi@"RPi ip address" but not Username@"RPi ip address" (permission denied; guess I forgot my password?). Being a complete ...
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How do I force SSH to use password, not rsa key?
I set up an SSH key and changed my username in keeping with some best practices, having previously lost a pi installation after it was likely compromised via bruteforce. Unfortunately, it appears I ...
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Where is the wifi password stored on Raspbian? [duplicate]
Say I type in my wifi password and press "Remember" or something. It should store it, either as a hash or plain text, in a file somewhere.
Where is that file?
Is it stored as a hash or plain text?
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Resetting password does not work
I'm trying to reset my Raspbian password, so I took the SD card to Windows and added the text init=/bin/sh (including a space) at the end of the line of the file cmdline.txt. I did that with Notpad++ ...
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Raspbian root default password
I tried to modify the sudoers file on Raspbian /etc/sudoers, and it looks like I made a mistake, as I'm unable to modify it again. I am also unable to call any command that requires sudo permissions.
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Default username/password for CentOS 7 on Raspberry Pi
What is the default username and password for CentOS 7 for Raspberry Pi?
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Can I edit cmdline.txt on a Mac?
It says the SD card is write protected even if it is in unlocked position. I'm trying to recover lost password by following the instructions here http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/08/how-to-reset-...
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How can I list the usernames in safe mode?
I originally set up my Raspberry Pi to start up without requiring a login username and password, but some friends (still friends in spite of it all) did something so that it now requires a login. ...
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Protect my motion webcam stream with a password (motion.conf)
I set up a webcam server using motion. The video is correctly streamed to Internet. Now I would like to protect the stream with a password: I don't want unknown people to spy on me! I don't know how ...
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Forgot my password [duplicate]
I set up the cups interface so I could print to my wireless printer.
Some where in all the confusion i must have changed my password.
Is there any way to fix this problem?
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VNC server run at boot - authentication problem
I followed This tutorial to install and run a VNC server on my Pi using tightvnc.
Everything works great when I start the server through SSH but I wanted it to start at boot.
So I wrote the script to ...
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SSH takes long time to connect
after installing build-essential (not pre-installed on Minibian) it seems like ssh takes a really long time to connect.
On OS X, when I press enter in the terminal, the text to enter the password ...
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Can I login using something other than a password; i.e. a keypad using GPIO pins?
I know with other distributions of Linux you can use fingerprint readers to login instead of using a password. Is it possible to do this on the Raspberry Pi using like a 4x4 membrane keypad with my ...
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Change/reset password WITHOUT monitor/keyboard
I forgot the password to my Pi, but don't have access to a compatible monitor/keyboard. I've seen methods like these but they all involve editing cmdline.txt and then booting with a monitor and ...
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apache2 password protected directory [closed]
I password protected a part of my website.
How can I destroy the session of one user when I want to login with another user? Where can I change the time out of the session (if possible)?
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Raspberry Pi arkOS terminal Password not known
i anstlled arkOS on my pi, but i dont know its ip.
the adress http://arkos:8000 does not work.
how can i log into the raspberry terminal and find out the ip adress?
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startup to desktop and then enter password
Is there a way where we can startup to desktop then its going to ask for a password (like how you enter passwords for user accounts on windows) instead of the raspberry pi starting up with password ...
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What secure disk format allows me to plug in and access in both Raspberry Pi and laptop (Mac OSX, Windows 8)?
I want to create a file backup server using the Raspberry Pi. I would like the hard drive to be connected to the device and be accessed by connecting wirelessly via the Raspberry Pi. At the same time, ...
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ssh login - access denied (raspberry resets password)
When I boot the raspberry and try to login via ssh with username:pi and password:raspberry I only get the "access denied" message as if the password were not correct. I found out that the password is ...
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Security aspects: set a password to recovery mode, encrypt a directory
I wish to give more security to my r-pi which will be left in a public place.
Particularly, I would like know how to
set a password to "revovery mode"
encrypt a specific folder in which there is my ...
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How to get null passwords over SSH working on Raspbian?
I'm running the latest Raspbian image on a Model B. I attempted to create a null password by using passwd -d, blanking the password field for the user in /etc/shadow, and setting PermitEmptyPasswords ...
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How to Encrypt External Hard Drive so It Can be accessible only from XBMC on Raspberry PI
I have an external 1TB USB hard drive linked to a Raspbmc setup (XBMC on Raspberry Pi), Currently the files (pictures, music, movies) on this drive are naked, so anyone can copy or delete them if he ...
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I think I've deleted the default pi user
I've been watching the raspberry pi web server tutorial from tinkernut and I think I've lost the default pi user, my ROOT password isn't working either. How can I recover the and regain access?
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Forgotten non default id & password
I have a pi with Debian 7 which I have had working a while age. I now I find I can't log on. I am not sure if I changed password, but don't think I did. Can I reset password without loging in?
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NOOBS recovery password
I have installed a new kernel, but for some reason, it won't boot. I generated the kernel.img with imagetool-uncompressed.py, but now my Raspberry Pi fails to boot. I have made a backup of the old ...
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Allowing weak passwords for users
I just installed my brand new PI using the Wheezy image on Raspberry's site. Problem is it has such a strict password policy I cannot set it to anything less than 6 characters and even then it must ...
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