title: How do i change the root password in the Yocto dora bitbake system?
body: <p>I am working on the Dora branch (Poky 1.2) of Yocto and need to work on this branch only. </p>
  
  <p>I need to change the blank root password to some other value in order to prevent a security hole in the image during development.</p>
  
  <p>How do I set the root password?</p>
  
  <p>I would like to use the local.conf file.</p>
  
  <p>The method described here does not work:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32274163/how-to-set-root-password-on-yocto-poky-image">How to set root password on Yocto / Poky image?</a></p>