Amahi Control Panel

[jedouglas429]

The instructions said or suggested not to create a password. So I don't enter any password..... I'll try that.

I have feeling it won't let me in because the fields are blank. Can I change the setting on the server?

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[bigfoot65]

Only via the dashboard. It's always best to create a password initially.

[jedouglas429]

I'm not where my server is located tonight. I'll have to figure this out next week.

I'm wondering how screwed I am or will it accept a login without a password and confirmation of no password.

Thanks again.

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[bigfoot65]

You may need to reinstall If possible, recommend creating an admin and user, both with passwords.

[jedouglas429]

You may need to reinstall If possible, recommend creating an admin and user, both with passwords.

Well I guess I would have to reboot with the USB Bootable flash drive....

I am curious as to why this appears in the instructions....

Install Fedora
Install Fedora 19 minimal:
boot, choose Install Fedora, choose language; then in software selection choose "minimal install";
this is not the default and is at the bottom of the list. Don't forget to remove the DVD after installing and before rebooting.
Do the selection of the hard drive partitioning that you need
Do not change the hostname (it may create issues)
Click on ``Begin Installation`` and the installer will proceed
Create an admin user. Make sure it's an admin user. No need to create a root password.
After a minimal install one needs to login as root first (in a text console)
Login with the admin user and become root for the rest of the installation

[bigfoot65]

It should probably be revised. I recommend setting root password and creating a user with a password.

UPDATE: Changed it in the wiki. The intent was to create a user, making it an admin user. The part about not setting a root password did not mean to not create a user password.

[jedouglas429]

It should probably be revised. I recommend setting root password and creating a user with a password.

UPDATE: Changed it in the wiki. The intent was to create a user, making it an admin user. The part about not setting a root password did not mean to not create a user password.

Me being a n00b I didn't know better....

[bigfoot65]

Understand. That's why I changed it so it would be a bit more clear. If you have any ideas how to make it even better, please let us know.

[jedouglas429]

I found this... I suppose I should give it a try. Then try logging in on the amahi HDA IP page. What do you think?

I don't know the difference of the root pwd and the admin pwd. If I was to do the passwd command should it be done in the root directory. sudo su -

http://ss64.com/bash/passwd.html

passwd

Modify a user password.

SYNTAX
passwd [options...]

OPTIONS
-d, --delete delete the password for the named account (root only)

-f, --force force operation (effectively calls `chfn'?)

-k, --keep-tokens keep non-expired authentication tokens

-l, --lock lock the named account (root only)

-S, --status report password status on the named account (root only)

--stdin read new tokens from stdin (root only)

-u, --unlock unlock the named account (root only)

-?, --help Show this help message

--usage Display brief usage message
If no options are specified - passwd will change the password of the currently logged in user - will prompt for the old and new passwords.

Password aging (for new accounts) can be set to enforce a limited lifetime for each password: /etc/login.defs
parameters: PASS_MAX_DAYS, PASS_MIN_DAYS, PASS_WARN_AGE

[bigfoot65]

Sorry, but you cannot manipulate users or passwords via command line. It will not work with Amahi.