From: cl@isbd.net   
      
   Chris Townley  wrote:   
   > On 25/01/2025 22:34, Chris Green wrote:   
   > > I am trying to set up a new, headless Pi 4B.  I have copied the 'lite'   
   > > image to a USB drive and created the empty 'ssh' file in the boot   
   > > partition.   
   > >   
   > > It boots OK and the ssh deamon is running but the default username   
   > > 'pi' and password 'raspberry' don't work. How on earth do I get into   
   > > it to start it up?   
   > >   
   > > I can edit files on the USB drive OK so I can add and modify entries   
   > > in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. So all I actually need to do is set it   
   > > up so the user 'pi' has no password but I'm not doing too well at   
   > > doing that at the moment.   
   > >   
   > > Any ideas, or other ways to get into it?   
   > >   
   > There is no longer a default user in current images. When you sue the   
   > Raspberry Pi Imager, you must use the option to set a user and password,   
   > and if needed to enable ssh   
   >   
   Ah, that would explain it, thanks.  I just used dd to create the   
   image, I'll have to add a user and so on.  OK, no problem.   
      
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