terminal password permission denied

**johncam** · 11-03-2007, 04:43 AM

I have finally managed to get ssh working after truing many methods. the problem was with my ip address. for some reason the ip address given on my iphone was 1 digit wrong, the last number read 102 and worked when i tried 101. Weird!!! Now i get a password error! the exact error can be seen in the attached .png image.

Can anyone help?!!

**mobilexile** · 11-03-2007, 11:30 AM

Have you changed the password? If not try these (in order):

Password #1: dottie

If that doesn't work try...

Password #2: alpine

Report back to help others.

**johncam** · 11-04-2007, 08:08 AM

This has not worked. i guess the password must have been changed, possibly by the supplier here in dubai?! I will have to check this out, at cost i guess? thanks for your help any way.

**mobilexile** · 11-04-2007, 09:09 AM

Before you do try some obvious options:

admin
root
password
psswd
1111
0000

...for starters...

**johncam** · 11-04-2007, 10:48 AM

Is there away to change a forgotten iphone root password, buy getting into the iphone and replacing the passwd file in /usr/bin, or any other method for changing a root password that has been forgotten?

**mobilexile** · 11-05-2007, 06:50 AM

Dunno...could try... :•)

**johncam** · 11-05-2007, 08:31 AM

more like ... :-(

cheers for the cheerie face!!

guess i need some serious help

**mobilexile** · 11-05-2007, 08:39 AM

Try: rm /Users/your.os.x.user/.ssh/known_hosts

Then try to SSH into the phone.

**jedinight** · 11-05-2007, 08:55 AM

in mobile terminal type passwd...you should be able to change password...

**johncam** · 11-05-2007, 10:05 AM

terminal on my macbook pro or on the iphone. on the macbook it needs your existing password to change to a new password, which does not help.

Is there a way to change the root password when you do not know what the password is? And i have tried dotie, alpine, admin, passwd, absolutely everything?

Please can someone help. Each time i get a step closer to unlocking something unusual pops up.

Thanks in advance :-)

**mkurasz** · 11-05-2007, 10:41 AM

john in mobile terminal on the iphone you should be able to run passwd and change it without the existing password...

**mobilexile** · 11-05-2007, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by jjgsxr883

in mobile terminal type passwd...you should be able to change password...

Never knew you could do that. Nice tip, thx.

**johncam** · 11-06-2007, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by mkurasz

john in mobile terminal on the iphone you should be able to run passwd and change it without the existing password...

Thanks. i have managed to change the password this way. However when i go to use the terminal on my MacBook it doesn't recognise the password. I have attached the terminal window.

**mobilexile** · 11-06-2007, 07:44 AM

Strange. Executing the passwrd command allowed me to change mine w/o issue. Maybe try a second time then restart the iPhone.

**johncam** · 11-07-2007, 08:31 AM

Are there any settings on my MacBook that i need to check in system preferences - sharing and services/firewall settings? Or any other system preferences set ups?

still no luck. I have been very patient with this phone and thanks to you guys i have come some of the way to having a phone again. But still the root password is a real annoying issue!!! i have set up a new passwd using vt terminal on the phone but still when i go to use the terminal on my macbook it does not recognise my passwd.

This is so f...ing annoying and it means i cant downgrade the baseband so that i can then unlock and have a fully functioning iphone again. What can i do next? Any ideas anyone on how to sort my password/terminal issue out?

**danimsta** · 11-08-2007, 12:10 PM

well it seems lots of people are having problems with SSH..

i cant get into mine as well

keeps saying permission denied

any word on why this is happening so much to so many people?

**johncam** · 11-09-2007, 01:24 AM

Nothing as yet. But hopefully someone out there will have a fix for this.
Is yours a password issue or is it something else?

**mobilexile** · 11-09-2007, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by johncam

I have finally managed to get ssh working after truing many methods. the problem was with my ip address. for some reason the ip address given on my iphone was 1 digit wrong, the last number read 102 and worked when i tried 101. Weird!!! Now i get a password error! the exact error can be seen in the attached .png image.

Can anyone help?!!

can you explain this ip conflict? wondering if perhaps gthat has something to do with it. how can your phone be giving you the wrong ip address?

**johncam** · 11-10-2007, 07:50 AM

when i use the ip address that it shows me in the settings of 192.168.1.102 in i get a timed out error when using terminal. when i type in the address with .101 instead of .102 at the end terminal goes through the motions and i then get stuck at the password stage. Something is not quite right I think?

Can you shed any light on this issue?

Thanks

**mobilexile** · 11-10-2007, 08:19 AM

just want to make sure i have this right.

the ip address you're using, where did you get it? was it:

settings > wi-fi > your wif-fi network > dhcp > ip address listed on top line

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