Setting a password for the default user

Overview

You can set a password for the default user on a DreamCompute instance once you've created a Key Pair, launched an instance, and connected to your new DreamCompute instance using this Key Pair. By default, the default user has no password set — it only uses this Key Pair to log in.

After you've logged in, use the following steps to create a password for the default user.

How do I set the password for the default user?

1. Change to the root user

   ubuntu@instance:~$ sudo su
   root@instance:/home/ubuntu# 

2. Create a new password for the default user:

   root@instance:/home/ubuntu# passwd ubuntu
   Enter new UNIX password:
   Retype new UNIX password:
   passwd: password updated successfully

   The default user now has a password.
3. Log into the instance using this password. Going forward, you must use the DreamCompute dashboard to log into this instance with the new password.

How do I log into my instance via the DreamCompute dashboard console?

1. Log into the DreamCompute dashboard.
2. On the left, click Instances, then click the instance name you want to log in to.
3. Click the Console tab.
4. Enter the default username.
5. Enter the password you just created. This logs you into the instance.