Any way to recover username and password?

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K5FIX
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Any way to recover username and password?

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I'm having trouble logging in to the configuration section on the pi-star dashboard. I guess I changed the user name and password at some point and now I don't remember what it is. Is there a way to recover these without complete re-configuration? Thank you
ke4iyp
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Re: Any way to recover username and password?

Post by ke4iyp »

That patch still hasn't been pulled in BTW... so just so you know, using special characters in the password there will break things.
https://github.com/AndyTaylorTweet/Pi-S ... h/pull/112
K5FIX
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Re: Any way to recover username and password?

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I noticed there is a newer version than what I was running so I decided to flash a new SD card with the newest version. For some reason balenaEtcher will not even try to flash the card. I get an error message: "Something went wrong. If it is a compressed image, please check that the archive is not corrupted. User did not grant permission." I can't figure out what the problem is. I'm using Windows 10 Pro. Maybe something with windows is keeping it from working? Thanks for any advice in advance.
PA3FAT
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Re: Any way to recover username and password?

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you selected the zip file for imaging? That worked for me. Unzipping the file and then trying to flash didn't. Did get a w10 warning about some access needed from the tool. Accepted and it flashed ok. Hope this helps. What also didn't work ok was starting with the file being on OneDrive. Any other works better i believe.
K5FIX
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Re: Any way to recover username and password?

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Okay, I finally got everything working. I did in fact have to set BelenaEtcher to run as administrator and now when I open the program it asks for permission and works properly. Only question I have is about the wifi-builder tool. Can I add multiple "wpa_supplicant.conf" files to the boot section of the disk and will that allow me to use the wifi networks I have? Or do I have to change the file every time I switch networks? Thanks again for everyone's input. Robert
K5FIX
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Re: Any way to recover username and password?

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Awesome! I'm going to try this. I'm assuming I will need to do this on the pi itself with a monitor and a keyboard connected? Or is there an application I need to write this information with?
K5FIX
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Re: Any way to recover username and password?

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Thank you sir!!
Robert
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