Subj : Re: Can't get into headless pi, password not 'raspberry'
To   : Lawrence D'Oliveiro
From : Bob Latham
Date : Sun Jan 26 2025 09:15:20

In article <vn45o5$37klv$5@dont-email.me>,
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> 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.hfgF90h23GeLBxFmJI0TVP4

> (that‘s a hash for ”raspberry•.)

> The hash was produced with my code from here
> <https://gitlab.com/ldo/nixcrypt>. The various hash algorithms that
> should be available are documented here
> <https://manpages.debian.org/crypt(5)>.

Question if I may? How do you get to the /etc/shadow file if you
can't log in to the pi?

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.

Thanks.

Bob.

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