I feel almost stupid asking this, but I just installed BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.4-2014-04-18-2gb.img.xz
and I cannot use either debug console nor SSH to do any useful work because it will not let me be root.
I cannot use sudo for same reason - what is the superuser password in this release???
Thanks.
root : root
You should really read the instructions that came with the image.
I feel almost stupid asking this, but I just installed BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.4-2014-04-18-2gb.img.xz
and I cannot use either debug console nor SSH to do any useful work because it will not let me be root.
I cannot use sudo for same reason - what is the superuser password in this release???
Thanks.
It’s setup as ‘blank’ to match the old Angstrom releases.
Neither nor “root” nor <> work. I get “authentication failure.”
I also checked the ssh login script and allowrootlogin is set to ‘yes’.
The instructions said to login as debian/temppwd and that works but it’s useless.
I also checked the ssh login script and allowrootlogin is set to ‘yes’.
Neither nor “root” nor <> work. I get “authentication failure.”
It’s setup as ‘blank’ to match the old Angstrom releases.
Oh wait 4-18. Read the notes, only user debian is setup. Root is disabled on those images now.
So, logging in as normal user “debian” then issuing su followed by “root” or blank does not work ?
Thanks for that Robert - I guess I’ll trash it then and go to something I can use.
@Robert
What ?! Granted I did not use the prerolled image, but I am using the same basic( bare ) image passwd was “root”
Thanks for that Robert - I guess I’ll trash it then and go to something I can use.
Sudo su
Passwd -l xyz
Takes 5 seconds to enable.
@Robert
What ?! Granted I did not use the prerolled image, but I am using the same basic( bare ) image passwd was “root”
Just changed it, bunch of noobs complained when their default setup got owned as it was internet facing.
Hmmm, wow, I guess in this day and age google + “how to secure my debian system” is just too much trouble for the instant gratification crowd.
Presumably it's like most standard Debian/Ubuntu systems where there
is no root login but you use sudo to gain root privileges.
I don't like the repeated 'sudo this', 'sudo that' style of doing
things so I simply do 'sudo -s' and get a root prompt which works as
root for as long as needed.
Password for the switch to root permissions is simply your login
password as long as you are set up as such in sudo. The first/only
login is always set up to allow root privileges via sudo.
Greetings,
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Thanks for that Robert - I guess I'll trash it then and go to something I
can use.Presumably it's like most standard Debian/Ubuntu systems where there
is no root login but you use sudo to gain root privileges.I don't like the repeated 'sudo this', 'sudo that' style of doing
things so I simply do 'sudo -s' and get a root prompt which works as
root for as long as needed.
Or do 'sudo bash'
Now that you are at the root shell prompt #, type 'passwd' and set a passord for the root account 
Now you can at any time do an 'su - root' (yes, the hyphen *IS* necessary for FULL root privs) and get a root shell
Enjoy!
--- Jay Nugent WB8TKL
UNIX/Linux System Adinistraion instructor
Washtenaw Community College
... and how does that differ in any way from 'sudo -s' ? Same
privileges, same everything, and 'su - root' is 2 more characters to
type every time you do it! 
In addition if you want root privileges but retaining your own
environment you can do 'sudo -s' instead.