Adding a password to an Ubuntu Live CD

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I've made a personal Live CD on Ubuntu builder but I didn't add a password to the Live CD.

Is it possible to add a password to a live CD in any way? (before or after creating the CD)

Panther · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-17 19:21:45Z

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You will have to edit the casper scripts.

This varies slightly between versions of Ubuntu, see:

answered Sep 17, 2012 at 19:21

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-12 14:37:07Z

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As Ubuntu wiki page says:

You can set a password during a LiveCD session by opening a terminal, and typing in:
sudo passwd ubuntu

Note that this will set the password only for the current session (which is far less useful).

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answered Sep 17, 2012 at 15:40

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some source of verification would be useful for this answer I think
– Anwar
Sep 17, 2012 at 15:42
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That method only sets a password for the current session and will not persist with a reboot.
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Sep 17, 2012 at 19:22

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