How can I ssh into VPS ubuntu instance.
When I type this in terminal:
ssh root@IPv4_of_my_VPS
Its says
Enter your password for root
I don’t have the password since i just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my vps?
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How can I ssh into VPS ubuntu instance.
When I type this in terminal:
ssh root@IPv4_of_my_VPS
Its says
Enter your password for root
I don’t have the password since i just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my vps?
Usually, when you install a new OS, you get an email with the username, password and IP address.
At the moment, however, I think the OVH email servers are down, so no-one is getting these emails. I’ve been trying to reinstall my VPS for a couple of hours now, reinstalls all perfectly, but I do not receive the email.
I’ve been looking around the forums here and found this from another user:
GlenE23h
I actually managed to get in via ssh without the password.
What i did was this:
Go to My Account in ovh
Then My Services
There is then a tab for SSH Keys
Add your computers ssh key here - generate one if need be, i’m on a mac so i have one already at ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub <-- open and copy what’s in there
Rebuild the vps with SSH key selected
Ssh to the server, mine are centos so: ssh centos@IP.GOES.HERE
That then logs me in with my ssh key. I’m not sure what the default user is if you’re not using centos, maybe root? I believe on mine root login is disabled
Ensure that your name resolution is working by running dig *hostname> both on your client and on your server. Ensure that your firewall is working by running iptables --list on your server (and ssh with your client’s firewall turned off as well). Restart the services and /etc/init.Restart the sshd process or use whatever method you think is appropriate for your distribution. (http://kanyewestmerch.ltd/)