What is the password for user vcap?

[samdai]

I deployed an application app1 to Diego, after I ssh into this application container using command cf ssh app1, when I want to install one software xxx, need input password, but I don't know the password of user vcap, I have tried "c1oudc0w", but didn't work. where can I get the password of this user "vcap"?

vcap@6rt37p6c2ec:~$ sudo apt-get install xxx
[sudo] password for vcap:

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[sykesm]

@samdai you cannot get root in a buildpack lifecycle container. The vcap account in the root file system is explicitly disabled in /etc/passwd and there is no password defined for the user in /etc/shadow.

Shell access to a container is not a replacement for the staging process and any changes you make to a running container will be lost during system upgrades, application updates, and scale operations.

If you use the docker lifecycle, you can create custom images for deployment with the desired software included.

[samdai]

Got it, thanks

[BongChan]

https://discuss.pivotal.io/hc/en-us/articles/220866207-How-to-login-an-app-s-container-as-root-