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@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ username: root
 password: <disabled>
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+It is recommended that you **do not set a password for the `root` user** as this is _safer_ (nothing is 100% safe). But if you **really want to** (_**do this at your own discretion**_), you can log into `root`'s login shell with `sudo -i` and then set a password for the `root` user.
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 ### Expanding the rootfs
 
 `sudo /usr/local/bin/expand-rootfs.sh`