From 4f874ac7688ca0d872b548c760a33f7182988492 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomas Susanka Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 21:39:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: how to enable SSH --- docs/installation/raspberrypi.rst | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/installation/raspberrypi.rst b/docs/installation/raspberrypi.rst index 3a3f6029..aa89170a 100644 --- a/docs/installation/raspberrypi.rst +++ b/docs/installation/raspberrypi.rst @@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ How to for Raspbian Jessie #. If you connect a monitor and a keyboard, you'll see that the Pi boots right into the ``raspi-config`` tool. - If you boot with only a network cable connected, you'll have to find the IP - address of the Pi yourself, e.g. by looking in the client list on your - router/DHCP server. When you have found the Pi's IP address, you can SSH to - the IP address and login with the user ``pi`` and password ``raspberry``. - Once logged in, run ``sudo raspi-config`` to start the config tool as the - ``root`` user. + If you boot with only a network cable connected, you need to enable SSH first by + creating a ``ssh`` file (can be blank) on the ``boot`` partition. As of December 2016, + SSH is disabled on default for security reasons. + + Next, you'll have to find the IP address of the Pi yourself, e.g. by looking + in the client list on your router/DHCP server. When you have found the Pi's + IP address, you can SSH to the IP address and login with the user ``pi`` and + password ``raspberry``. Once logged in, run ``sudo raspi-config`` to start + the config tool as the ``root`` user. #. Use the ``raspi-config`` tool to setup the basics of your Pi. You might want to do one or more of the following: