Cant set a password for user root

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

what stb and what image are you using

stb?

Im using dreambox 800 hd se, openpli 3.0

[coley65]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

its fooked up image taken from pli forums

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

its fooked up image taken from pli forums

What you mean, its no good?

[coley65]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

try todays build it might help

[aplok]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

try this:

open a telnet session on your satbox:

telnet satboxip
login: root
passwd: yoursecretpasswd


then, can you check the integrity of :
/etc/passwd
cat /etc/passwd

root:$2$$abcdefererefefffefeffef/:0:0::/:/bin/sh
sshd:*:65532:65534::/:/bin/false
ftp:*:65533:65534::/:/bin/false
nobody:*:65534:65534::/:/bin/false


also, do you still have free space available:

df -h

where do i type the commands to verify passwd ?
>in a terminal given by a telnet session

typed df -h in dcc and it shows dev/root i have used 73% the others 0%
> for exemple, i have this:
root@dreambox:/etc> df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 3.9M 3.9M 0 100% /
/dev/mtdblock/1 2.8M 2.5M 252.0k 91% /var

whith 252.0 k free space on /dev/mtdblock/1

you can test to write a test file:
cd /var/etc
ls -la >a.a
cat a.a
and test if a.a is ok

then , remove it !
rm /var/etc/a.a

[coley65]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

---ttp://openpli.org/forums/
do a search for passwd
good luck i hope u get it sorted let us no how u get on

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

try this:

open a telnet session on your satbox:

telnet satboxip
login: root
passwd: yoursecretpasswd



then, can you check the integrity of :

/etc/passwd
cat /etc/passwd

root:$2$$abcdefererefefffefeffef/:0:0::/:/bin/sh
sshd:*:65532:65534::/:/bin/false
ftp:*:65533:65534::/:/bin/false
nobody:*:65534:65534::/:/bin/false


also, do you still have free space available:

df -h

where do i type the commands to verify passwd ?
>in a terminal given by a telnet session

typed df -h in dcc and it shows dev/root i have used 73% the others 0%
> for exemple, i have this:
root@dreambox:/etc> df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 3.9M 3.9M 0 100% /
/dev/mtdblock/1 2.8M 2.5M 252.0k 91% /var

whith 252.0 k free space on /dev/mtdblock/1

you can test to write a test file:
cd /var/etc
ls -la >a.a
cat a.a
and test if a.a is ok

This is hightech for me..first of all telnet in cmd windows doesnt work for me, i have to do it thrue dcc or putty, is that enough?


second of all.. what is the commands to check the integrity? what should i search for?
The root line in passwd file is the line when i did the reset. So other words, wrong?

I have free space..

I typed this in dcc "cd /var/etc" then
"ls -la >a.a" and last
"cat a.a"
and test if a.a is ok"

A huge amont of info popped up. What should i search for? It says root on every line

[coley65]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

dm800 login: root
Password:
root@dm800:~# cat /etc/passwd

root:$1$0cQEEsxg$.kllkGJREaHMgtDaeQ3fj.:0:0:root:/home/root:/bin/sh
daemon:*:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh
bin:*:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh
sys:*:3:3:sys:/dev:/bin/sh
sync:*:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
games:*:5:60:games:/usr/games:/bin/sh
man:*:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/bin/sh
lp:*:7:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/bin/sh
mail:*:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/bin/sh
news:*:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/bin/sh
uucp:*:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/sh
proxy:*:13:13roxy:/bin:/bin/sh
www-data:*:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/bin/sh
backup:*:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/bin/sh
list:*:38:38:Mailing List Manager:/var/list:/bin/sh
irc:*:39:39:ircd:/var/run/ircd:/bin/sh
gnats:*:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System (admin):/var/lib/gnats:/bin/sh
nobody:*:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/bin/sh
messagebus:x:100:1000:Linux User,,,:/var/run/dbus:/bin/false
avahi:x:101:1002:Avahi:/var/run/avahi-daemon:/bin/false

here is mine to compare
u type in
cat /etc/passwd

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

This is mine
"root@dm800se:~# cat /etc/passwd
root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh
bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh
sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/bin/sh
sync:x:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
games:x:5:60:games:/usr/games:/bin/sh
man:x:6:12:man:/var/cache/man:/bin/sh
lp:x:7:7:lp:/var/spool/lpd:/bin/sh
mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/mail:/bin/sh
news:x:9:9:news:/var/spool/news:/bin/sh
uucp:x:10:10:uucp:/var/spool/uucp:/bin/sh
proxy:x:13:13roxy:/bin:/bin/sh
www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/bin/sh
backup:x:34:34:backup:/var/backups:/bin/sh
list:x:38:38:Mailing List Manager:/var/list:/bin/sh
irc:x:39:39:ircd:/var/run/ircd:/bin/sh
gnats:x:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System (admin):/var/lib/gnats:/bin/sh
nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/bin/sh
vsftpd:x:999:999::/usr/share/vsftpd/chroot:/bin/false
messagebus:x:998:997::/var/lib/dbus:/bin/false
avahi:x:997:996::/var/run/avahi-daemon:/bin/false

----> root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh, thats the line for having none password. Correct me if im wrong? and thats after i type passwd and choosed a password...

[coley65]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

did you say you can do it from the box
if so same problem on pli dcc is incompatable

I use winscp to connect to my box and then use putty from inside winscp might be worth a try

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

did you say you can do it from the box
if so same problem on pli dcc is incompatable

I use winscp to connect to my box and then use putty from inside winscp might be worth a try

The only option from the box that i know is via the plugin "change root passwor", same there. It accepts a new password but it dont work. It remains empty.

The only way that i successfully have a password is in opening passwd and editing root: etc in tuxbox.

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

Winscp didnt do the trick, successfully typed passwd but i cant use it, the box want it blank

[aplok]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

This is hightech for me..first of all telnet in cmd windows doesnt work for me, i have to do it thrue dcc or putty, is that enough?

telnet is the simpiest tool to talk to a remote device, ie to open a remote console session as an admin an check up the configuration
it uses the so called telnet protocol

putty is just a gui onto the telnet protocol

if putty work, i do not understand why telnet does not
there is something wrong in your telnet (ms) config

second of all.. what is the commands to check the integrity? what should i search for?
The root line in passwd file is the line when i did the reset. So other words, wrong?

compare yours with given exemples
send us yours /etc/passwd to see if the root line has the correct format

I have free space..

how do you know it ?
comments needed please

I typed this in dcc "cd /var/etc" then
"ls -la >a.a" and last
"cat a.a"
and test if a.a is ok"

A huge amont of info popped up. What should i search for? It says root on every line

where have your typed this ?
i dont know dcc ! what is dcc ?
give us your a.a

[coley65]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

You say you are using Openpli 3.0 that is not the latest version they have now moved on to Openpli 4.0.

Try updating to the latest image
OpenPLi-4.0-beta-dm800se-20130924

The last Openpli 3 image was
OpenPLi-3.0-beta-dm800se-20130924

and your problems should be solved loads of problems with ftp telnet etc at the mo with pli

[Colors]

Re: Cant set a password for user root

You say you are using Openpli 3.0 that is not the latest version they have now moved on to Openpli 4.0.

Try updating to the latest image
OpenPLi-4.0-beta-dm800se-20130924

The last Openpli 3 image was
OpenPLi-3.0-beta-dm800se-20130924

and your problems should be solved loads of problems with ftp telnet etc at the mo with pli

Does Openpli 4.0 plays with mgcamd? If not Im to noob to config it. I just know what files to copy before flashing.. And how to install cam via plugin.

telnet is the simpiest tool to talk to a remote device, ie to open a remote console session as an admin an check up the configuration
it uses the so called telnet protocol

putty is just a gui onto the telnet protocol

if putty work, i do not understand why telnet does not
there is something wrong in your telnet (ms) config


compare yours with given exemples
send us yours /etc/passwd to see if the root line has the correct format


how do you know it ?
comments needed please


where have your typed this ?
i dont know dcc ! what is dcc ?
give us your a.a

Telnet works, it just dont Save the password, it seems..

Dcc =Dreambox control center

Im not at home now so can send a.a later