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Debian Bullseye "Core" Broken: pwd for "pi" is not "pi"

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Hi @ FriendlyELEC,

this is to notify you that at least the USB update image

RK3588-FriendlyElec -> 01_Official images -> 03_USB upgrade images -> (at least)
a) rk3588-usb-debian-bullseye-core-arm64-20230403.zip and
b) rk3588-usb-debian-bullseye-core-arm64-20230412.zip

is unusable, because direct root user login seems to be disabled (which is a good thing), but the "pi" user (which is existing) seems to have a password different from the documented "pi" - at least, all attempts to log in via console do fail - and sshd seems not to be running yet in the "core" image.

So basically what you get is a login prompt, but logging in "pi" fails, and no other user is allowed to login => system is unusable.

So please fix this using either of two alternatives:
a) provide the correct password for "pi" for the existing image (which must be something other than "pi"...), or
b) provide a new fixed Debian 11 "core" image which has been double-checked before publishing that password of user "pi" now indeed is "pi" as it should have been.

Many thanks in advance for addressing/fixing this!

Best regards,
awl29
Oops - I just noticed that what I have was

rk3588-usb-debian-bullseye-desktop-arm64-20230403.zip

(and not 20230412 - i.e. an older version dated April 3rd) - so I need to recheck whether this might have been fixed with yesterday's 20230412 version... This would have been unfortunate crossing of my report and your fix... ;-)

In case it has been found & fixed, please confirm - I'll also report back about my success...

Thanks again & best regards
Andreas
Hmm, I fear the bug is still in there, as /etc/shadow in the rootfs.img inside the update zip reads the exact same in both versions (20230403 and 20230412):

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pi:$y$j9T$YahBBPemufqBj5TesGLmv0$hWqDF5P8WFTddHxtr4t409lxDtbTtSOKKdIOiSzeN96:19397:0:99999:7:::

So it looks like rk3588-usb-debian-bullseye-core-arm64-20230412.zip still needs a "pi" password fix... :-(

Thanks! :-)
ping - anybody listening / reading from Friendly Elec here? :!: :?:
awl29 wrote:
Hmm, I fear the bug is still in there, as /etc/shadow in the rootfs.img inside the update zip reads the exact same in both versions (20230403 and 20230412):

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pi:$y$j9T$YahBBPemufqBj5TesGLmv0$hWqDF5P8WFTddHxtr4t409lxDtbTtSOKKdIOiSzeN96:19397:0:99999:7:::

So it looks like rk3588-usb-debian-bullseye-core-arm64-20230412.zip still needs a "pi" password fix... :-(

Thanks! :-)


Use this image https://www.armbian.com/nanopi-r6s/
The May 9 release works with pi/pi.
Still broken on other models e.g. RK3568 NanoPi R5C, in case anyone else ends up here from search...

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