When prompted the original password was located in your passwords.txt.Ĥ) Log into mysql as root with the command 'mysql -u root -p' and enter the new root password.Ħ) Run the command 'ALTER USER IDENTIFIED BY 'newPass' ' Now use 'ls' to see the files there and finally 'vi root_mysql_password.txt' or the current name used for the root password file.ģ)Run the command 'mysqladmin -u root -p password MyNewRootPass' to change the password for root. You will want to have strong passwords to replace these with and store them securely.ġ) Log in to the VM via the console (or enable SSH access and log in that way) using user 'simplerisk' and the password 'simplerisk'.Ģ) Use 'sudo bash' enter the password 'simplerisk'Ģ) Grab the current root password created when the VM booted for the first time by doing 'cd /root'. We strongly recommend anyone using the VM to update these passwords before extensive use of the VM image. This short guide will go over the steps required to remove and replace the original “simplerisk” passwords for the SimpleRisk VM.
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