From 4bcac85e699f08d0a679afa3d86b376884e262ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Wiberg Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:03:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: helpful note to devs about re-enabling the root user for debug [skip ci] Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg --- doc/developers-guide.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/developers-guide.md b/doc/developers-guide.md index 3d518e03..6a8b9be0 100644 --- a/doc/developers-guide.md +++ b/doc/developers-guide.md @@ -1,6 +1,20 @@ Developer's Guide ================= +Please note, by default the `root` account is disabled in Infix NETCONF +builds. Meaning, the only way to access the system is with the `admin` +account, which is created based on credentials found in the VPD area -- +for Qemu devices this is emulated using `qemu_fw_cfg`. + +For developers this can be quite frustrating to be blocked from logging +in to debug the system. So we recommend enabling the `root` account in +the Buildroot `make menuconfig` system. + + make menuconfig + -> System configuration + -> [*]Enable root login with password + + Cloning -------