Raspberry Pi default password for login

After the first setup of the Raspberry’s microSD card you can start the small computer: Once it has loaded all services, you need a password to log in: The Raspberry Pi default password for the login under Raspbian is always the same: No matter which Raspberry Pi and which Raspbian version you use, you can always log in with the same password. Therefore you should change the default password quickly: Otherwise other users will also have easy access to your Raspberry.

Raspberry Pi default password

The default password under Raspbian is simple: For the user „pi“ it is simply „raspberry“. What is important is that everything is written in small letters. If the password doesn’t work, it’s probably due to the keyboard layout: It is set to English by default. On the English keyboard, however, „y“ and „z“ are reversed in comparison to e.g. the German layout.

With this password you can log in under Raspbian. After logging in you should change your Raspberry’s default password with the command „passwd“: The Raspberry Pi will then ask for the current password and a new one. This secures the computer against other users who could otherwise log in with the default password.

 
Raspberry Pi: Super-User Password

The super-user, also called su or root, has numerous rights under Linux. However, his password is not assigned by default, so that you cannot simply switch to this user. But there is a simple trick to become a Super user on the Raspberry Pi: If you type „sudo su“ you can change the user without a root password. With this user you can also edit all files which the user „Pi“ does not have access to.