# Change default credentials

## Password

You can leave the username as it comes, i.e. **pi**. However, I will obviously change the password. This can be done with the command `passwd`.

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```
passwd
```

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[Raspberry Pi: Default Password & How To Change](https://www.shellhacks.com/raspberry-pi-default-password-how-to-change/), *shellhacks.com, May 7th 2020*
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## Hostname

Use the system tool `raspi-config` to edit the hostname.

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```shell-session
raspi-config
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[*How to Change Your Raspberry Pi's Hostname*](https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/raspberry-pi-change-hostname), tomshardware.com, May 1st 2020
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