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Re:Raspberry Pi update removes the default user by qbasic_forever on Thursday April 07, 2022 @07:02PM (#30951367)
The pi is meant to be setup to a TV or monitor with a keyboard and mouse for a full interactive login. You need some way for a human to type in authentication.
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Re:Raspberry Pi update removes the default user by sokoloff on Friday April 08, 2022 @07:26AM (#30955650)
Of the 20 or RPis I’ve used over the years, I think only my first one ever got plugged into a keyboard and display. All the others were setup with ssh only.
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Re:Raspberry Pi update removes the default user by exfascist on Thursday April 07, 2022 @07:06PM (#30951402)
If there's no password login doesn't prompt for one (you immediately get a shell after entering the user name) and ssh won't let you login. Removing the password is the correct default for interactive login on GNU/Linux unless you set up PAM.
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