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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:38:55 +0000
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Subject: Re: Pi5 Installation v 3.21 from SD - need initial password for root
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From: Pete French <pete@twisted.org.uk>
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On 15/01/2025 23:45, Gerald Pechoc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to install Alpine Linux 3.21 from SD-Card on Pi5. The card was 
> prepared with Pi-Imager.
> All seems to work fine, Pi is booting and because of DHCP-fix address 
> I could start SSH root@[ip-addr] but the hint I found very frequently 
> in internet search results – user root, no password – is no longer 
> valid for version 3.21.
>

sshd wont allow root logins by default. go in on the console (where 
empty root password should work fine) and then edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config 
and uncomment the line "PermitRootLogin" and set it to "yes". Restart 
sshd and now you should b able to loign. I havent yried this with no 
root passwor,d but it works for having a normal root password set (so 
maybe set one when you are in on the console as well, having gone to the 
trouble of connecting a screen and keyboard)


cheers,


-pete.