[untergrundbiber]

Hi there,

i install XBMCLive on my ASRock ION330 for few days.

After the install i can login with xbmc/xbmc over ssh and local console.

Now after a couple of days the login promt show me that the password ist incorrect, but i dont change the password.

Whats wrong with it? Did XBMC forgot my password?

Hope you can help me

Bye

[jonassw]

You wouldn't by chance have your ASRock ION330 set up to your internet connection, in a configuration that would allow port 22 to be exposed to the internet?

If thats the case, odds are someone got access to it and changed the password.

Anyway, to recover a lost password under Ubuntu:
Do this: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-recover...buntu.html to obtain access to the machine.

Then use the passwd command to change the password of xbmc:
passwd xbmc

[untergrundbiber]

Thanks or the fast answer.

No chance, port 22 is closed in router

And i forgot to say:

I try to boot in the single mode and change the password for xbmc but on the next reboot the same as before

Any other ideas?

[LastMile]

I had the same thing happen a few days ago. I wish I could find the web page I visited to find the fix, but I've just done a clean install of Windows 7 and my web history is gone.

It was a Ubuntu issue with the "shadow" password file. I used Filezilla to SFTP into XBMC using the root account and edited (actually added, it was missing) the password for the "xbmc" user in etc/passwd.

[slyk2203]

Hi guys
I have the same problem with the password on my ion asrock 330.
did you find a solution?
regards

[untergrundbiber]

No solution yet!
The problem is the same in XBMC Camelot

[328iGuy]

No solution yet!
The problem is the same in XBMC Camelot

I Would just re-install then at this point.

[untergrundbiber]

Yes this is a solution, but I will now reinstall all 2 weeks?

[easi]

what about resetting password?

1) You should boot from live cd
2) mount filesystem where /etc is located (typically /dev/sda1)
3) vi /etc/passwd
4) remove x in second column
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash -> root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
5) save changed /etc/passwd file
6) reboot and login - system will not require any password for user without x

[paddyred9]

Guys,

Can someone please help I'm dying with this thing.

I don't know my login I've not used command line since I installed it.
I'm running xbmc live on an acer revo and I don't know what user I can use.
Xbmc/xbmc doesn't work nor does leaving it blank. Is there a way to reset passwords without having any login?

Please please please help