3 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/configs/releng/airootfs/etc/passwd b/configs/releng/airootfs/etc/passwd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2807d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/releng/airootfs/etc/passwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root:x:0:0:root:/root:/usr/bin/zsh
diff --git a/configs/releng/airootfs/etc/shadow b/configs/releng/airootfs/etc/shadow
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7edfd69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/releng/airootfs/etc/shadow
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root::14871::::::
diff --git a/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh b/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
index bd9a799..5c98fd6 100755
--- a/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
+++ b/configs/releng/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ set -e -u
 sed -i 's/#\(en_US\.UTF-8\)/\1/' /etc/locale.gen
 locale-gen
 
-usermod -s /usr/bin/zsh root
 cp -aT /etc/skel/ /root/
-# unset the root password
-passwd -d root
 
 sed -i 's/#\(PermitRootLogin \).\+/\1yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 sed -i "s/#Server/Server/g" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist