I think ssh as root user in disabled in recent Debian systems. You'll have to login as the default machinekit user and then sudo if you need root on the BBB.
Why the sudo ssh from ubuntu? Also I thought the -X had to be before the user@machine, or at least that is the way I've always done it. try: ssh -X [email protected] On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 6:06:51 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to connect to my new BBB running machinekit. I've installed > xubuntu on vmware on my Windows PC. The beaglebone is connected to the PC > via USB. I'm trying to SSH in, at which point machinekit asks me for a > password. I type 'machinekit' and it rejects it. I thought it might be > asking for my user password for xubuntu (since it says '[email protected] > <javascript:>'s password'), so I've tried typing that too. No luck. If I > use Putty on Windows I can connect with no problems, using password > machinekit. Here's what appears in the terminal: > > lsteele@ubuntu:~$ sudo ssh [email protected] <javascript:> -X > Debian GNU/Linux 7 > > Machinekit Debian Image 2016-06-19 > > Support/FAQ: http://www.machinekit.io/ > > default username:password is [machinekit:machinekit] > > [email protected] <javascript:>'s password: > Permission denied, please try again. > [email protected] <javascript:>'s password: > > I'm sure I'm doing something very simple wrong, but I have no idea what. > I'm pretty new to Linux! > > Any help is gratefully received. > > Thanks, > > Luke > > > > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/d8c98188-f206-4a84-9556-6eea75928551%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
