[OpenWrt Wiki] Resetting the root password
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userMar 03, 2018 · In fail safe mode, passwd will not ask for the old password (that you may have forgotten): root@(none):~# mount_root switching to jffs2 overlay root@(none):/rom/root# passwd Changing password for root New password: Retype password: passwd: password for root changed by root root@(none):/rom/root# reboot -f
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https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=1661112.08.2008 · There isn't one. There has to be one. How else would you log on to your router after you push the reset button on the back of your linksys router. Default user is ROOT. Password is set by you using the PASSWD command first time you connect (via telnet), after flashing the router with openwrt. thanks to all.