Hello all ! For those who are stuck in root login on Debian I've passed the last hours figuring out how to do it, and to help you guys which have the same problem here comes a quick guide:
PROBLEM: Be unable to access root on Debian 8 SOLUTION: Login as: debian Password: temppwd Give the command: sudo passwd root Type a password for SUDO Give the command: su root Type a password for root Open SSH file to enable root login: vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config Change the line: From: PermitRootLogin wihtout-password To: PermitRootLogin Yes Once you made the change,restart the SSH server /etc/init.d/ssh restart >From now on you will be able to ssh login as a root Any question you reach me up ! -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/037189dd-8f58-4de6-8804-5098a464c7c0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
