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I am trying to sudo apt-get install XXX on the XBMCbuntu live CD (Eden Beta 3).
When I enter "xbmc" for the password, I get "Sorry, try again"
How can I run something as root?
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2012-03-04, 03:57
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-04, 11:06 by .:B:..)
Sudo by default takes the user's password.
Edit: sorry, forgot this was the live CD...
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The username xbmc with a blank password worked for me. Just type sudo foo and hit enter.
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blank worked great for running sudo on the live CD, thanks!
What about SSH?
When I try either blank or xbmc, I get:
Permission denied, please try again.
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The fix for the problem you have put is to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
press Ctrl+w to search type in PermitEmptyPasswords and press enter
change the line so it reads
PermitEmptyPasswords yes
crtl+x to exit and press y to save changes
then restart the ssh server with
sudo restart ssh
The other options
You can set up authorized key authentication to not need a password - can be tricky depending on your knowledge of linux
the best option is to give xbmc a password just type
passwd
press enter for current as there isn't currently a password then set your own
hope this helps
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Given that the ssh server is running by default in the live cd, does it make sense to make this setting the default on the live cd? Without this, it seems pointless to have the ssh server running.
alternatively, the root password ca be changed to xbmc
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Permitting empty password logins as a default setting would create an extremely vulnerable system.. anyone who knows the IP address of an internet facing xbmc system or ofcorse the IP address of an xbmc system on the same LAN would have full root access.
Setting a default password for the xbmc account creates the same problem, I would guess this is why the developers have left the password blank to make sure remote logins arnt possible until the user sets a password. Leaving the SSH server uninstalled would confuse people i think.
if you are using a usb stick to hold XBMCbuntu ( lili - Linux Live USB Creator is great for this) then your settings will be saved on reboot
if your using a cd theres a long winded method to extract the live system and modify it but the usb option is usually better.
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I'm having a bit of the same problem...I try to SSH into xbmcbuntu, as "admin@xbmcipaddress" or as "xbmc@xbmcipaddress", and although i didn't use the default password, it keeps giving me an error - no doubt because I'm doing something wrong. I'm pretty sure I know which password I used when setting it up, but somehow....hm.
Where's my mistake? And, worst comes to worst, any chance of resetting the password?
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Hi ! I'm feeling a bit lost...
I've Just installed xbmcbuntu and I can't login on tty1 with the login I've set up...
I've Also triedother defaults accounts but I Always cet "bad login"
Please help !
Thank you.....
