raspbian / raspberry pi os¶
create user for ssh on headless pi¶
the raspberry pi OS doesn't ship with the pi
user anymore (see here for more information and how to create a user), they have outlined several ways how to create a user. so here's my own copy paste reference for the future when I need a user on a headless pi:
generate an encrypted password:
the openssl version which ships by default with macOS doesn't support generating sha512 passwords, so I'm using the homebrew version:
copy your generated password, and create a new file on the sd card:
the contents should look like username:password
, for example:
jonas:$6$WI1IQhq59s3IayNg$h/CZGHz/hlH4ksVgW8mI5kWyZ1vURk3KCFcLajACuIfsUiITYW1zapqC8ov4AHBatpHdpM/uJ5IfSob0y2nBY.
enable ssh on boot / headless login¶
headless login, you know: create a file named ssh
on the boot
volume, ex:
configure wifi¶
same as with ssh, create a file called wpa_supplicant.conf
in the boot
volume, like so: