chronos root password on a new lenovo n21

[Dennis Tenen]

We've purchased several new Lenovo N21 chrombooks to run Python workshops for inmates in the local jail. Trying to install Crouton, Debian, and Anaconda to prepare. All require developer mode and root access. We are unable to get root access as expected. Progress so far:

1. Powerwash + enable developer mode. Leave root password blank
2. Switch to the beta channel and update to ChromeOS 44.02403.81 beta (64-bit)
3. Browsing as guest, open Crosh (ctrl+alt+t) and run shell
4. Alternatively open VT2 shell (ctrl+alt+F2)

All further instructions for both Crouton and Anaconda require sudo. We tried logging in with chronosfor user and blank for password as per instructions (the command line shows chronos@localhost). Alternatively we've tried setting the root password in step 1, along with a variety of default passwords like facepunch, chronos, chromium, password, and test0000. All of these approaches to gain sudo privileges result in the incorrect password attempt message. We tried also the stable and the unstable channels along with setting up a default user with same results.

About Chrome OS additionally shows:

• Platform 7077.76.0 (Official Build) beta-channel enguarde
• Firmware Google_Enguarde.5216.201.10

What is the default root password or password for the chronos user in this case?

[Dario Dorando]

Try it with test0000

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[Dennis Y.T.]

Thank you. Tried test0000 without results.

[Mike Frysinger]

there is no default password in any release image.  only test images have default passwords ("test0000").

otherwise, if you don't set a password, you will not be able to log in directly as root or via ssh.  you must set a valid password in order to use those methods.

-mike

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[Stephen Gale]

Mike is right that there is no default password (blank) for ChromeOS (not ChromiumOS), but you will likely want to add a password to chronos (unless you want someone else to do so...)

[DennisLfromGA]

This is my understanding and experience with all of the Chromebooks I've encountered (3) -

- You should be able to log in as 'chronos' without a password and use 'sudo' without a password.

- If you want to set a password for 'chronos', you should use 'sudo chromeos-setdevpasswd'.

[Bestech Guru]

OMG! THANK YOU! sudo chromeos-setdevpasswd worked! I was able to enter it in crosh, and the dev console! Thanks again!

[DennisLfromGA]

Better late than never! ;-)