If you are new to the world of jailbreak (and more so if you have done this process with Pangu) you should know that it is recommended change the root password (access dangerous tools on your iPad) to prevent malicious people from entering your device and steal information or cause irreversible damage to your device. Especially if you have installed OpenSSH (which is often necessary). In Actualidad iPad we teach you to change this password called root to access more "dangerous" tools that could damage the device if used "badly". After the jump.
Changing the root password of your jailbroken device
We go straight to the steps we have to follow. First, we must install the Terminal (Mobile Terminal), for it:
- Access Cydia
- Click on «Search» in the lower menu
- Search for "Mobile Terminal" and download it to your device
Then We enter the application that we have just installed (Mobile Terminal) and follow the following steps to change the root password of our device:
- Type "su root" in the place where you are and press the "Return" button
- A text will appear: Password; We will have to enter the default root password: «alpine '. We introduce it and press «Return» again. (Do not worry if when you write it does not appear on the screen, it is normal, really if you are writing)
- Next, after correctly entering the default root password, we enter: "Passwd" and then we will write the new password, whatever we want. And we re-enter it to confirm it.
That's it, we have managed to change the super-user (root) password to prevent malicious people from entering our jailbroken device and performing malicious actions with it. predefined password. From iPad News We confirm that changing your password regularly does not imply that you are one hundred percent protected from malicious users.
