Install in Raspberry Pi / admin password / changed keyboard layout

[jedie]

I install YunoHost v4.1.7.2 on a Raspberry Pi 3 with Monitor and Keyboard…

I set the local domain and admin password. My password contains a “special character”…

After installation i recordnised that the keyboard layout is English and not German. The docs didn’t contain anything about this: TNTSearch Search | Yunohost Documentation

I found https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard and change the layout via dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration to German… Logout and login and Bam!!! I can’t login: Password wrong… Ups. Yes, the “special character” changed because of layout change…

The help page Get access back into YunoHost | Yunohost Documentation contains this:

If this is still failing, on a VPS you may be able to reboot in rescue mode. Do not hesitate to ask for help

But how to reboot in secure mode on a Raspberry Pi ?!? There is no boot menu…

That’s a boring experience for new user, isn’t it?

My solution: I looked the English Layout and spotted the “special character” that i have to use on the german keyboard.
Now i can login as root via console and change the password… But boring: I have to change the password again on the web page…

[ljf]

A raspberry pi is not a Virtual Private Server (Virtual Machine).

However you can do like if you were in rescue mode by simply take the SD card and plug in in your personnal computer.

@jedie

I set the local domain and admin password.

Did you do that in your browser or in command line ?

Your solution to compare keyboard layout was the good one and the simple way