You can log in a debian then sudo passwd and change the root password. in /etc/sshd_config change PermitRootLogin to the following. PermitRootLogin yes restart sshd.
Next if you are connecting from one debian/ubuntu system to another. use ssh-copy-id target That will exchange ssh keys so that you can login SECURELY from that system without providing a password. While there is alot of advice about never logining into a system as root, it is significantly more difficult to develop for an embedded product if you have to sudo all over the place. Something the products I am working on will not have any network connection when completed. I still usually ssh into them while developing. Good security practices would mean DO NOT ship a product that allows root logins - particularly remote ones. -- 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/8630e147-7c34-41bf-ba8e-9bfd86bf4780%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
