5,838
edits
MX on Linux: Difference between revisions
m
→Mandatory
m (→Mandatory) |
|||
| Line 136: | Line 136: | ||
Within the Raspberian configuration utility, you will see an option to change password. You will need to enter the new password twice before it replaces the old one. | Within the Raspberian configuration utility, you will see an option to change password. You will need to enter the new password twice before it replaces the old one. | ||
The default network (host) name for your Pi is '''raspberrypi''', obviously we need to replace that as well with a name that personalises it to you and does not make it easy for a hacker to know what device is represented by that network name. Once we rename this, if we are working headless, we will see an error message: '''sudo: unable to resolve host raspberrypi''', appearing when we leave the configuration utility. These can be safely ignored (it's just because you renamed the Pi) and will disappear after next reboot of your Pi. | The default network (host) name for your Pi is '''raspberrypi''', obviously we need to replace that as well with a name that personalises it to you and does not make it easy for a hacker to know what device is represented by that network name. The name can most easily be changed within the Raspberian configuration utility, but it can also be edited by opening the file where it is stored using <tt>sudo nano /etc/hostname</tt>. Once we rename this hostname, if we are working headless, we will see an error message: '''sudo: unable to resolve host raspberrypi''', appearing when we leave the configuration utility. These can be safely ignored (it's just because you renamed the Pi) and will disappear after next reboot of your Pi. | ||
Within the Raspberian configuration utility, you will see a '''Network Options''' option, it is there that you change the network name. Network options can also be configured by clicking an icon on the Pi (this icon might be two red crosses if network settings are missing, two parallel arrows if the network settings are not correctly set, or the wireless symbol if your wireless network is working). Hopefully, for you the WiFi network and password have already been set by the '''wpa-supplicant.con'''f file added to micro-SD card earlier. | Within the Raspberian configuration utility, you will see a '''Network Options''' option, it is there that you change the network name. Network options can also be configured by clicking an icon on the Pi (this icon might be two red crosses if network settings are missing, two parallel arrows if the network settings are not correctly set, or the wireless symbol if your wireless network is working). Hopefully, for you the WiFi network and password have already been set by the '''wpa-supplicant.con'''f file added to micro-SD card earlier. | ||