Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-03 Thread Kurt Talke
Its about at minute 4 of the video below. https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/doku.php?id=learn:tutorials:libraries:linx:3-0:software-setup They don’t give access to the actual script. -Kurt > On Mar

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-03 Thread Robert Nelson
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Kurt Talke wrote: > Thanks all, > > For embedded Labview, the installation as to be done through their software, > and they need to create a chroot for it, and thus need root user. Their > install app only includes a user name and pass, not

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-03 Thread Kurt Talke
Thanks all, For embedded Labview, the installation as to be done through their software, and they need to create a chroot for it, and thus need root user. Their install app only includes a user name and pass, not the ability to sudo su. Thanks for all the help. -Kurt > On Mar 2, 2017, at

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-02 Thread Peter Lawler
I reckon it's probably more likely that after 25 or so years, most people have either been trained out of the bad habit or just didn't think it was possible because it's such a risky thing to do. iptables, however... P. On 3 Mar. 2017 16:42, "Robert Nelson" wrote: >

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-02 Thread Robert Nelson
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:23 PM, William Hermans wrote: > lol . . . So I'm left wondering how many people were watching last nights > conversation between the three of us, and waiting to pounce . . .lol at elc last week, i did have one person come up to me and ask if i was

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-02 Thread Robert Nelson
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:12 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Kurt Talke wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I’m wondering why logging in over ssh as root is not longer possible on the >> latest BBB image. For installing embedded lab

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-02 Thread William Hermans
lol . . . So I'm left wondering how many people were watching last nights conversation between the three of us, and waiting to pounce . . .lol On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 10:12 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Kurt Talke wrote:

Re: [beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-02 Thread Robert Nelson
On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Kurt Talke wrote: > Hi, > > I’m wondering why logging in over ssh as root is not longer possible on the > latest BBB image. For installing embedded lab view, I need to be able to log > in as root. Huh? Really "I need to be able to log in as

[beagleboard] Root login change?

2017-03-02 Thread Kurt Talke
Hi, I’m wondering why logging in over ssh as root is not longer possible on the latest BBB image. For installing embedded lab view, I need to be able to log in as root. I tried changing the root password, which actually shows properly in /etc/shadow, but I’m still unable to ssh in as root