openShell

Open terminal on host computer for Linux shell on BeagleBone Black hardware

Syntax

openShell(bbb)

Description

openShell(bbb) uses PuTTY to open an SSH terminal on your host computer that provides encrypted access to the Linux^® command shell on the BeagleBone Black hardware. When you are prompted, enter a user name and password. The default user name and password are root and '' (no password).

The first time that you connect to the BeagleBone Black hardware, it is a good security practice to change the default password to a secure password.

Examples

Change Passwords Using an SSH Terminal

You can use an encrypted SSH terminal session to change the password on your BeagleBone Black hardware.

The first time that you connect to the BeagleBone Black hardware, it is a good security practice to change the default password to a secure password.

bbb = beaglebone()
openShell(bbb)

Start the beaglebone-config utility.

passwd

Following the prompts, enter first the old, and then the new password.

Input Arguments

bbb — Connection to BeagleBone^® Black hardware

beaglebone object

BeagleBone Black connection created using beaglebone, specified as an object.

Version History

Introduced in R2015a