I'm working on a project that requires that I have rsync access to multiple minis for updating PD patches and the like.
I've previously done this in the past with no issues but for some reason now I'm being asked for a password no matter what I try. I know that the root account by default doesn't have one but neither rsync or scp will allow me to pull or push from the board without a password. Setting a password with passwd also doesn't seem to work.
This is on the latest bela image, connected to the network and updated.
I'm unsure if this is a bela issue or that the latest mac versions of those tools require it but the changing of the user password on the board makes me think it's something at that end.

What does your rsync command look like? If you are prompted for a password it's typically because you either are not using the correct username or are not using the correct address

I sorted it out in the end. I managed to lock myself out of the command line because I'm an idiot. I used the web interface to run a one-liner and then remove the password with:
echo 'root:root' | sudo chpasswd
passwd -d root

Sorry for wasting your time.