From: cl@isbd.net
Chris Green wrote:
> 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.hfgF
0h23GeLBxFmJI0TVP4
> >
> > > (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
>
Oops, just rebuilt it and they are:-
/media/chris/bootfs/
/media/chris/rootfs/
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Chris Green
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