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  inherit extrausers
  inherit extrausers
  EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "usermod -P 1876*18 root;"
  EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "usermod -p '$5$sIhB3FmJb4oSx.uN$WWE8AJP8ybR03TXBJ2JMZJ6LpsrvcwKmsHxxY.asDR6' root;"


This sets the root password to "1876*18". If you prefer to do this in local.conf or your distro configuration, you'll need to change the first line to <code>INHERIT += "extrausers"</code>.
This sets the root password to a hashed value of "1876*18". If you prefer to do this in local.conf or your distro configuration, you'll need to change the first line to <code>INHERIT += "extrausers"</code>.
 
To obtain the hashed value for a password, you can use the following command:
$ python -c 'import crypt; print(crypt.crypt("1876*18", crypt.METHOD_SHA256))'


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  inherit extrausers
  inherit extrausers
  EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "useradd -P 2015*08 myUser;"
  EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "useradd -p '$5$vn9du4U3jghFZaqC$Fl6pQZK5FUoT2D6Twij3OpjGR9FXFsE1r/vyMtGooX6' myUser;"


This adds the user myUser and sets the password to "2015*08". As above, if you prefer to do this in local.conf or your distro configuration, you'll need to change the first line to <code>INHERIT += "extrausers"</code>.
This adds the user myUser and sets the password to a hashed value of "2015*08". As above, if you prefer to do this in local.conf or your distro configuration, you'll need to change the first line to <code>INHERIT += "extrausers"</code>.





Revision as of 21:45, 16 December 2021

Q: How do I set / change the root password?

A: Use the extrausers class to set the password. In your image recipe:

inherit extrausers
EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "usermod -p '$5$sIhB3FmJb4oSx.uN$WWE8AJP8ybR03TXBJ2JMZJ6LpsrvcwKmsHxxY.asDR6' root;"

This sets the root password to a hashed value of "1876*18". If you prefer to do this in local.conf or your distro configuration, you'll need to change the first line to INHERIT += "extrausers".

To obtain the hashed value for a password, you can use the following command:

$ python -c 'import crypt; print(crypt.crypt("1876*18", crypt.METHOD_SHA256))'
WARNING: if you are hardcoding a root password for a production image deployed to multiple devices, consider carefully the ramifications of doing so before proceeding.


Q: How do I add users?

A: Use the extrausers class to and the user and set the password. In your image recipe:

inherit extrausers
EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "useradd -p '$5$vn9du4U3jghFZaqC$Fl6pQZK5FUoT2D6Twij3OpjGR9FXFsE1r/vyMtGooX6' myUser;"

This adds the user myUser and sets the password to a hashed value of "2015*08". As above, if you prefer to do this in local.conf or your distro configuration, you'll need to change the first line to INHERIT += "extrausers".