Accessing the Root File System Using SSH

• 1). Download the program "PuTTy" to your computer and open it. A download link is located in the "Resources" section of this article.
  
  
• 2). Locate your iPhone's IP address by tapping with your finger on the "Settings" icon on your iPhone screen.
  
  
• 3). Tap on the button labeled "Wi-Fi" on your iPhone screen.
  
  
• 4). Locate the Wi-Fi network that you are currently connected to, and tap the blue arrow button that is next to your Wi-Fi network's name.
  
  
• 5). Locate "IP Address" found about halfway down the iPhone screen. On your computer, type the iPhone's IP address into the PuTTy "Host Name (or IP address)" field.
  
  
• 6). Click the "SSH" button directly under and slightly to the right of the "Host Name" field.
  
  
• 7). Click the "Open" button located in the bottom right corner of the PuTTy program.
  
  

Logging Into the Root File System and Changing Your Root Password

• 1). On your computer, type "root" next to the words "login as" in the black box that has popped up and press enter.
  
  
• 2). Enter "alpine" as your default root password and press enter.
  
  
• 3). Type "passwd" and press enter.
  
  
• 4). Enter your new password where is says "New password" in the PuTTy terminal and press enter.
  
  
• 5). Enter your new password again next to the "Retype new password" command in the PuTTy terminal and press enter.