change root password

[LilJohn]

so i installed the bsd subsystem and open ssh and been having tons of fun with it, customized ringtones and such. but im alittle concerned about leaving sshd up with a default root password. is there a way to change it and if so will it mess anything up?

[nhba74]

Have you installed Services? If you haven't, I'd advice that you install that also. Services lets you turn on/off services like Edge, Wifi, Bluetooth, and of course, SSH.

But if you like, there show be a post/thread about changing the password.....I did it once but forgot how since I've updated my firmware from 1.1.1 to 1.1.3.

Hope this helps.

[LilJohn]

services didn't work for me, when i turned one off it would be on again when i open services app

[jakecigar]

BSD can't change the password(on 1.1.3+) ... but Cydia has a passwd command that does work!

my pass is no longer alpine!

[LilJohn]

i tried the BSD passwd command and it seemed to work just fine

[jakecigar]

http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/...ad.php?t=46254

says it all!

[LilJohn]

woh you are right. i can't loginto the terminal anymore on the iphone
installing cydia and using its passwrd utility is the way to go

[zinjen]

stop flaming posts.. bump

[jakecigar]

You are very welcome!
I think you will have to do some cleaning up undo your damage! my /etc/passwd (and yours should be)

#
# 4.3BSD-compatable User Database
#
# Note that this file is not consulted for login.
# It only exisits for compatability with 4.3BSD utilities.
#
# This file is automatically re-written by various system utilities.
# Do not edit this file. Changes will be lost.
#
nobody:*:-2:-2:Unprivileged User:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false
root:*:0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh
mobile:*:501:501:Mobile User:/var/mobile:/bin/sh
daemon:*:1:1:System Services:/var/root:/usr/bin/false
unknown:*:99:99:Unknown User:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false
_securityd:*:64:64:securityd:/var/empty:/usr/bin/false