Resetting the SSH Password in ASGARD

Last update: 2026-02-13
Last verified version: All Debian 12 based ASGARD products

Overview

During ASGARD installation, the customer sets the password for the SSH user “nextron,” which is the default root user.

This article explains how to reset a lost password.

Prerequisites

Access to computer console

Expected Behavior

The console keyboard access with user “nextron” is restored.

Steps to proceed

Note: The English keyboard layout applies in the GRUB console.

Reboot your ASGARD.
Type “e”, when the GNU boot screen appears.
Add the following parameters after “ro quiet”:
```
rw init=/bin/bash
```
Restart the computer by pressing F10.
Run the following command when the console is reachable again
```
rw init=/bin/bash
```
Restart the computer with the following command and test the new password.
Bash
```
exec /sbin/init
```