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[9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
Change OpenSSH Password

The default OpenSSH password has severe security vulnerability. To change your OpenSSH password, first you must make sure you have MobileTerminal installed from Cydia. Follow the steps below to change your password used to access your wifi network.

Launch your MobileTerminal

type in: su root, and hit return

You will be prompted to enter the password. Now type in your default password which is ‘alpine’, and hit return

Now as root, enter: passwd, and hit return

You will be asked to type in password, type in the password you want and hit return

Now you …