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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 22 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index d9fb9e2f4a..89437f7764 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |||
@@ -3967,16 +3967,26 @@ | |||
3967 | producing your final image. | 3967 | producing your final image. |
3968 | Among other things, leaving this in place sets the | 3968 | Among other things, leaving this in place sets the |
3969 | root password as blank. | 3969 | root password as blank. |
3970 | </para></listitem> | 3970 | </para></listitem> |
3971 | <listitem><para> | ||
3972 | It is possible to set a root password for the image. | ||
3973 | For information on how to do that, see the | ||
3974 | <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/FAQ:How_do_I_set_or_change_the_root_password'>How do I set or change the root password</ulink> | ||
3975 | Wiki page. | ||
3976 | </para></listitem> | ||
3971 | <listitem><para> | 3977 | <listitem><para> |
3972 | It is possible to set a root password or to add | 3978 | It is possible to add an additional user account |
3973 | some additional user account for later administrative | 3979 | for later administrative or service access using the |
3974 | or service access using the | ||
3975 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-extrausers'><filename>extrausers</filename></ulink> | 3980 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-extrausers'><filename>extrausers</filename></ulink> |
3976 | class or the | 3981 | class or the |
3977 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><filename>ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</filename></ulink> | 3982 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><filename>ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</filename></ulink> |
3978 | variable. | 3983 | variable. |
3979 | If you do this, be cautious about setting | 3984 | For an example on how to add users, see the |
3985 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-extrausers'><filename>extrausers.bbclass</filename></ulink>" | ||
3986 | section. | ||
3987 | </para> | ||
3988 | <para>If you do add extra user accounts, | ||
3989 | be cautious about setting | ||
3980 | the same password for every device. | 3990 | the same password for every device. |
3981 | If you want the device to remain secure | 3991 | If you want the device to remain secure |
3982 | from unauthorized access, and the password set on | 3992 | from unauthorized access, and the password set on |
@@ -3985,7 +3995,7 @@ | |||
3985 | If you need this access but want to ensure security, | 3995 | If you need this access but want to ensure security, |
3986 | consider setting a different, random password for each | 3996 | consider setting a different, random password for each |
3987 | device. | 3997 | device. |
3988 | </para></listitem> | 3998 | </para></listitem> |
3989 | </itemizedlist> | 3999 | </itemizedlist> |
3990 | </para> | 4000 | </para> |
3991 | </section> | 4001 | </section> |