# i forgot password...

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454>\
**Category:** Jetson TX2\
**Created:** [January 16, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454 "2019-01-16T07:21:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![hkhpower1](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@hkhpower1](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/hkhpower1)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454/1 "2019-01-16T07:21:59Z")

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hi,  
i forgot root and nvidia password…  
anyone help for me…

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**Author:** ![dusty\_nv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/dusty_nv/32/14043_2.png) [@dusty\_nv](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/dusty_nv)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454/2 "2019-01-16T15:39:48Z")

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Have you previously changed the password? The default password is ‘nvidia’.

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**Author:** ![linuxdev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/linuxdev/32/10243_2.png) [@linuxdev](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/linuxdev)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454/3 "2019-01-16T18:48:02Z")

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FYI, by default Ubuntu locks out root and you can only use root via sudo. The default for account “ubuntu” is “ubuntu” (dusty\_nv gave the account “nvidia” default).

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**Author:** ![hkhpower1](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@hkhpower1](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/hkhpower1)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454/4 "2019-01-17T02:20:03Z")

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I had not changed my password. But I think Hacker was change my password.

so i need way to change it…

ps. all account password changed.

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**Author:** ![linuxdev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/linuxdev/32/10243_2.png) [@linuxdev](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/linuxdev)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454/5 "2019-01-17T17:26:38Z")

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Those passwords are standard. If your Jetson touches a public network you must immediately change the ubuntu and nvidia account passwords (a standardized password is equivalent to putting the system on the internet without a password).

In this case you are advised to flash the o/s clean. You won’t be able to clean out or know what the intruder did. If you want some sort of forensics, then you can clone first before flashing and then later examine the clone.

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**Author:** ![nadeemm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/nadeemm/32/367020_2.png) [@nadeemm](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/nadeemm)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/i-forgot-password/69454/6 "2021-10-18T18:31:21Z")

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Closed on October 18, 2021, 6:31pm UTC