At Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:20:06 -0600 [email protected] wrote: > > The real necessary information that would enable those on this list are not > yet available, after dozens of posts. > (I consider this top post justified by circumstances, and apologize to any > who disagree.) > > On 9/21/25 09:31, COMCAST wrote: > > On 9/21/25 09:52, John Hasler wrote: > >> Try https://raspberryexpert.com/raspberry-pi-default-login-password/ > > Describe the piece of hardware that you are trying to access. > Tell us in some detail what you did to set it up. > Tell us why you think it has SSH server enabled. > Tell us why you think its IP address is 192.168.0.213. > Tell us why you think it has a user named "debian". > > The traditional default user login for Raspberry Pi units before Raspbian > Bullseye was > User: pi > Password: raspberry > On later versions, as I understand it, a user account and it password must be > created during setup. > Raspberry Pi devices do not have SSH server enabled by default.
This is trivial to override by adding a file named "ssh" to the /boot file. It is appearent that sshd IS running (if it wasn't the password prompt would not appear. > > > > > > Thanks, it was helpful but was a nice pointer. it really didn't help me. I > > still get... > > > > root@debian:/usr/lib/modules# ssh [email protected] > > Debian GNU/Linux 12 > > [email protected]'s password: > > Permission denied, please try again. > > [email protected]'s password: > > Permission denied, please try again. > > [email protected]'s password: > > This response indicates, I think, that: > A machine with an ssh server is running at 192.168.0.213, and > It may be running Debian 12, and > either: > It does not have an account with username debian, or > It has an account with username debian and you have not supplied the > correct password. > > Openssh (and probably also other ssh servers like dropbear) will reply > the same in both cases. > > Regards, > Tom Dial > > > > > > I honestly don't know what the answer is... > > > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services [email protected] -- Webhosting Services
