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# Changing the Root Password

On the mission computer the default root password is `auterion`.

The default password can be changed when you repackage your AuterionOS image. To do so add the argument `password='MyNewPassword'` when running the command `make package-update`. An example is shown below:

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash">cd &#x3C;path_to_auterion-developer-tools>
<strong>make package-update password='MyNewPassword' version=my-version artifactPath=&#x3C;AEPX4 Release>.auterionos
</strong></code></pre>