Gain SSH access:
1. Login into web interface (http://apipaddress/computer/login.html),
and download the
configuration(http://apipaddress/computer/config.html).
2. Rename downloaded backup config - 'backup.file to backup.tar.gz',
Enter 'fakeroot' command then decompress the configuration:
tar -zxf backup.tar.gz
3. Edit 'etc/shadow', update (remove) root password:
With password =
'root:$1$xf7D0Hfg$5gkjmvgQe4qJbe1fi/VLy1:19362:0:99999:7:::'
'root:$1$xf7D0Hfg$5gkjmvgQe4qJbe1fi/VLy1:19362:0:99999:7:::'
to
Without password =
'root::0:99999:7:::'
'root::0:99999:7:::'
4. Repack 'etc' directory back to a new backup file:
tar -zcf backup-ssh.tar.gz etc/
5. Rename new config tar.gz file to 'backup-ssh.file'
Exit fakeroot - 'exit'
6. Upload new configuration via web interface, now you
can SSH with the following: