passwd

✮ ✮ ✮ CHANGE THE PASSWORDS! ✮ ✮ ✮

PiKVM comes with the following default passwords:

  • Linux OS-level admin (SSH, console...):

    • Username: root
    • Password: root

  • KVM user (Web Interface, API, VNC...):

    • Username: admin
    • Password: admin
    • No 2FA code

They are two separate accounts with independent passwords.

To change passwords, you will need to use the console access via SSH or the Web Terminal. If you are using the Web Terminal, enter the su - command to get the root access (enter the root user password).

[root@pikvm ~]# rw
[root@pikvm ~]# passwd root
[root@pikvm ~]# kvmd-htpasswd set admin
[root@pikvm ~]# ro

If you require additional user for the Web UI access, use the following:

[root@pikvm ~]# kvmd-htpasswd add <user> # Add a new user with password
[root@pikvm ~]# kvmd-htpasswd del <user> # Remove/delete a user

Optionally you can enable the two-factor authentication for more security.

Changing the VNCAuth key and IPMI password at the first start of PiKVM is not required, since these services are disabled by default. But it is here just so that you remember their existence.