Hello again,
sorry for another post and another silly questions…
I’d like to migrate my Raspberry Pi 5 to AlmaLinux. After I have tranfered the image to a Micro SD card I’d like to change the default user name (almalinux) and the default password (almalinux).
As I would need to change the file “user-data” according to the wiki-document prior first boot I encounter two issues.
- If I insert my SD card into it’s slot it won’t open (AlmaLinux Kitten).
- I must admit, I don’t really understand how to proceed.
I guess formy first issue I need to install some kind of driver to mount the SD card.
To my second issue I wonder if it would be correct to start AlmaLinux by inserting the card, create a new user, add a password and include the new user in the sudoers group, and finally delete the default user?
Thanks and regards
Hi,
As I would need to change the file “user-data” according to the wiki-document prior first boot I encounter two issues.
- If I insert my SD card into it’s slot it won’t open (AlmaLinux Kitten).
- I must admit, I don’t really understand how to proceed.
Where did you get the image? Let me know the exact URL. I don’t believe the fact you already have a kitten for RPi 5. It might be unofficial thing so we’re not responsible for that.
To my second issue I wonder if it would be correct to start AlmaLinux by inserting the card, create a new user, add a password and include the new user in the sudoers group, and finally delete the default user?
That is also fine. Feel free to choose the method you prefer. user-data method allows you to create users or change passwords non-interactive so it’s very handy. However, you can choose whatever method of course!
Hello metalefty,
thank you very much for your reply.
To question 1: I’m very sorry for not being precise: The RP5 image is of course AlmaLinux 9.4 - the official image. I burned it from an AlmaLinux Kitten machine, and on that machine I cannot see / open the image after burning.
Sorry again!
I don’t know how you burned the image but I believe it should work like this:
