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Merge pull request #3840 from solsticedhiver/patch-1
correct root of SD card to first partition
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documentation/asciidoc/computers/configuration/headless.adoc

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With no keyboard or monitor, you need a way to xref:remote-access.adoc[remotely control] your headless Raspberry Pi. On first boot, the only option is SSH. To enable SSH on a fresh installation of Raspberry Pi OS, choose one of the following methods:
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* enable SSH in the OS customisation menu in Raspberry Pi Imager, then enter a username and password
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* create a file named `ssh` at the root of the SD card, then configure a user manually with `userconf.txt` following the instructions in the section below
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* create a file named `ssh` at the root of the first partition of the SD card (labeled `bootfs`), then configure a user manually with `userconf.txt` following the instructions in the section below
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For more information, see xref:remote-access.adoc#ssh[set up an SSH server]. Once you've connected over SSH, you can use `raspi-config` to xref:remote-access.adoc#vnc[enable VNC] if you'd prefer a graphical desktop environment.
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[[configuring-a-user]]
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==== Configure a user manually
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At the root of your SD card, create a file named `userconf.txt`.
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At the root of the first partion of your SD card (the filesystem labeled `bootfs`), create a file named `userconf.txt`.
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This file should contain a single line of text, consisting of `<username>:<password>`: your desired username, followed immediately by a colon, followed immediately by an *encrypted* representation of the password you want to use.
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