Back to DocsChange Root Password (When Already Connected)
Once inside server via SSH, run:
passwd
You'll be asked to enter new password twice. Password won't be shown as you type: that's normal.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Choose secure password: at least 12 characters, uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols. Better yet, use SSH keys and disable password access.
Change Another User's Password
To change password of specific user (es. ubuntu, deploy):
passwd username
Forgotten Password: Recovery from Panel
If you forgot root password and can't access via SSH, you can reset it from VNC console in client panel:
If you don't remember that either, contact support for reset via rescue mode.
- Access client panel
- Select your server
- Click Console (VNC/NoVNC) to open direct access
- Login (might require current password)
Reset Password via Rescue Mode
Rescue Mode boots server with temporary live system letting you mount disk and change password without accessing system:
# Identify main partition
lsblk
# Mount disk (es. /dev/vda1)
mount /dev/vda1 /mnt
# Enter system with chroot
chroot /mnt
# Change password
passwd
# Exit and unmount
exit
umount /mnt
Disk name might vary (vda, sda, xvda). Use lsblk to identify correctly.
- Access client panel → select server
- Start Rescue Mode
- Get temporary rescue credentials (sent via email)
- Access via SSH to rescue, then mount main disk:
- Return to panel and restart in normal mode
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