pikvm/docs/_passwd.md

??? danger "✮ ✮ ✮ CHANGE THE PASSWORDS! ✮ ✮ ✮" PiKVM comes with the following default passwords:

* **Linux admin** (SSH, etc.): user `root`, password `root`.
* **PiKVM Web Interface**: user `admin`, password `admin`, no 2FA code.

**These are two separate entities with independent accounts.** To change passwords, you will need to use the terminal (read below) access via SSH or Web Terminal. If you are using the Web Terminal, use the `su -` command to get root access (enter the root user password).

```
# rw
# passwd root
# kvmd-htpasswd set admin
# ro
```
If you require additional user for the Web UI access, use the following:
```
# kvmd-htpasswd set <user> # Sets a new user with password
# kvmd-htpasswd del <user> # Removes/deletes a user
```

**Optionally you can enable the [two-factor authentication](auth.md#two-factor-authentication) for more security.**