SSH to newly flashed board: won't accept an empty password (PuTTY on Windows 7 to Angstrom)

[mt1...@gmail.com]

Hi,
  I have a beaglebone black that was working very well earlier today.  I was connecting to it over the USB cord using both Serial and SSH. 
  When I use PuTTY to open a SSH connection, it asks what I want to login as ("root"), and then for the password (which should be empty, right?).  It reports however, that access is denied.  I've included a picture of the window.
  When I use a serial connection instead, it displays the angstrom logo, asks for a beagleboard login ("root"), doesn't ask for a password, and works fine.

  I tried reflashing it, but it does the same thing.  Any suggestions?  Thank you!

[evilwulfie]

try root as a password

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[mt1...@gmail.com]

Thank you for the reply.  I have tried root as the password (and just did again for good measure), and I get the same access denied message.

[Tommy Snyder]

Do you by any chance also have a display you are successfully connecting to your BBB?

If so, open a terminal on the BBB itself and enter the command: xhost +

Then try and connect using SSH. No guarantees.