From: cl@isbd.net   
      
   Bob Latham  wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >    Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > > On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:34:53 +0000, Chris Green wrote:   
   >   
   > > > 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.   
   >   
   > > Try putting this in the password field in the /etc/shadow file:   
   >   
   > >     $y$j9T$7FOBvVykAYTWGfCHpB2tJ.$/cOEl5X64TU2daBOxeP.hfgF90   
   23GeLBxFmJI0TVP4   
   >   
   > > (that?s a hash for ?raspberry?.)   
   >   
   > > The hash was produced with my code from here   
   > > . The various hash algorithms that   
   > > should be available are documented here   
   > > .   
   >   
   > Question if I may? How do you get to the /etc/shadow file if you   
   > can't log in to the pi?   
   >   
   By editing it in the file system that appears when you plug the USB stick   
   into a PC, easy! :-)   
      
   > Probably a couple of years ago now I created my own userconf file   
   > which along with an empty SSH file I drop into a newly burnt SD card.   
   > This works just fine for me but I would love to know how get to   
   > anything on the other partition without logging in. I am unaware of   
   > any way to see the main partition when the SD card is plugged into a   
   > PC.   
   >   
   Both partitions appear when I plug it into my Linux boxes, e.g. when   
   this particular USB is plugged in I see:-   
      
       /media/chris/Transcend/rootfs   
       /media/chris/Transcend/bootfs   
      
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