Volumio 4 Feedback Thread

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@G-rig

changed the default pw

Why I should not change root password

Hey @tweed77, Short version: Do not set or change the root password on Volumio. It is unsupported and will break updates, plugins, and any non-interactive scripts that rely on the stock authentication flow. Your EEPROM updater failed because a script expected the default, non-modified credentials flow and could not elevate without interaction. Why it breaks things: Volumio is an appliance OS, not a generic Linux workstation. Many backend tasks and plugins elevate with sudo in non-interacti…

Frankly, applies to volumio user too.

Kind Regards,