Brand New SF8008 Can´t change Root password, enable FTP or Flash mmc.zip.

[Mikey182]

Hi,

Flashed reovery with openvix-6.0.004.release-sf8008_recovery_emmc. So far so good...

Tried to continue flashing with openvix-6.0.004.release-sf8008_mmc.zip but it cant find the image it says..
Unit boots up fine anyway with new image but I can´t enable FTP. Also added the network password.

Telnet works, so I tried to change password there for the root account. it gives me "Authentication token manipulation error"

root@sf8008:~# passwd
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
root@sf8008:~#

Checked access rights and reset them
mount -rw -o remount /
ls -l /etc/shadow
chmod 640 /etc/shadow

Problem remains and I´m running out of ideas..
Anyone come across this?..

[cactikid]

New images need password setup on box with remote first and saved + write it down as bad memory and will be forgotten.

If using Filezilla you will have to enter your new password to gain entry.

[ronand]

In any case you don't need to flash the unit again (you already have openvix on it). The openvix-6.0.004.release-sf8008_recovery_emmc file is for flashing by usb. The openvix-6.0.004.release-sf8008_mmc.zip is for flashing using the image manager (but if you need to you can download it directly from the image manager). Its rare to need a usb stick to flash a receiver.

[Willo3092]

I had the same problem on one of my boxes as I usually set passwords with putty.
A full reboot sorted it for some reason. Not sure if I can post external links but some help here:

https://www.tecmint.com/fix-passwd-authentication-token-manipulation-error-in-linux/

[Huevos]

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[Amiko UK]

I had much the same thing as original post describes maybe a couple or more months back now after having cause to flash a recovery image (in my case my own builds and largely based off ATV). For that reason I think this maybe some OE-A wide issue (perhaps just on the 5.0 Python3 branch?) rather than image specific. I put it down to recovery image mounting the partition as read only hence root password etc. can't be changed, but I could be wrong here, just what made sense when I looked into it at the time.

Anyway long story short, flashing the recovery image in the first place did sort out the original problem I had, flashing again then with the standard image (not recovery) then sorted out the setting root password issue.

[Mikey182]

Tnx, tried that exact article.. No go for me.

[Mikey182]

Tnx.. Password was set but FPT service is not starting up.

[Mikey182]

Will test this. Tnx!

[Mikey182]

Will test to reflash form image manager. Tnx.

[twol]

I would flash using ImageManager - do not restore setting
Then use Telnet session to set password via passwd.

I alkways do it this way - never had an issue… even on the sf8008 which has always been historically my problem box