Thread: Can't set a new password for 'root'
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Old 11-12-2020, 01:14 PM   #4
lordeagle
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Originally Posted by NiLuJe View Post
It is, the root account is locked.
It is locked? But I am able to login without any password. Isn't that the point of the first steps of a JB ... to get root access?

Or how is the user locked? Obviously something with the passwd procedure is dubious ... but I don't see what exactly. I see that /etc/shadow is updated after executing 'passwd' on a RW mounted partition.

Furthermore I know that I have a PW3 (5.9.6) which has a password protected root account (with a password that I gave). Back there I could use the convenient software JB. This time I followed the serial JB as I am on (5.12.5) with the new device.

So I'd assume that it has anything to do with the JB procedure? Does the JB process apply any special hacks to keep the 'root' acc protected which I could disable temporary to enforce my pass?
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