What is Linux password

I don’t remember setting up a password. But Arduino App Lab asks for one after I click on the network button to start the Uno Q. Any guess what it wants?

In my recollection the first time one uses the board it asks for a new password. This happens again if/when Debian is re-flashed. I quickly browsed the user manual just now and the procedure is as given here:

https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/uno-q/single-board-computer/#login-and-first-use

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So, I just came across something I had not seen before:
”Run

adb shell

. If you have not set up your board prior to this via the Arduino App Lab, you may be required to provide a password, which is

arduino

I have never used adb myself. It seems to be saying if you are logging in with adb and have never set up a password it may still require one. In that case use arduino. That quote is from
https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/uno-q/adb/

You said you had set a password. I do not know if it could have been cleared somehow.

I had the same issue. First time I connected with USB which triggered the update flow. When it was completed, I clicked the restart button. Then connected through the network which is where the request for the password happened. I reset and connected with USB. In this mode the last setup step was still unfinished “Linux Credentials”. Just entered a new password there and all set. The setup process may want to switch the order of updates and network credentials to avoid this confusion in the future.

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