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could someone please tell me how to set a logon password for DSL?

for what kind of install?

oh sorry its on a pendrive

I've got the same question. I've got a frugal install.

In my case I just needed users with passwords to connect via ssh. The first answer was the passwd command. Then the remaining questions are

a) How to make the passwords persistant?

I've included /etc/shadow in the backup to make it persistant, but after rebooting the sshd doesn't recognise them. Though I can see the encoded passwords in /etc/shadow restored, typing them in the ssh client doesn't work. I get the connection rejected.

b) How to force the system to ask for them?
After rebooting the machine, the system just loads without asking.

Note: When installing to hard disk the system creates and uses the passworded users. It requests the passwords to log in. How do we force the same effect in frugal installs?

The frugal install emulates a livecd, which by nature does not ask for passwords..
Installing to HD is the easiest way..

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