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'''Q:''' How do I set / change the root password?
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'''A:''' In the image.bb file (eg: core-image-minimal.bb), append this text:
ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "\
    sed 's%^root:[^:]*:%root:wYNffsf6sozwE:%' \
        < ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/shadow \
        > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/shadow.new;\
    mv ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/shadow.new ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/shadow ;"
This will set the root password as "root" in the newly built image.
To choose a different password, use the command:
"passwd root"
and copy the corresponding part of "/etc/shadow" to this text:
eg:
# cat /etc/shadow
root:wYNffsf6sozwE:16122:0:99999:7:::
...
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