Subj : Re: Can't get into headless pi, password not 'raspberry' To : Chris Green From : Bob Latham Date : Sun Jan 26 2025 10:21:02 In article , Chris Green wrote: > Bob Latham wrote: > > 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! :-) Erm, not here! My PC can read and write the FAT32 bootFS which is how I can add both SSH and userconf files. But the other partition, ext4 rootfs is invisible on my PC. > > 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 Oh, So you mean a Linux PC, that I can believe but I don't know anyone who has such a beast, I've not even seen one. Apple-mac or Windows without exception in my acquaintances and all would think a 'PC' meant windows. Before anyone makes the obvious claim, in my eyes a pi doesn't qualify as a PC. Bob. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .