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Reset and restore the password of a dedicated server

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You can view the password for the root user in the control panel: in the top menu, click ProductsDedicated ServersServers → Server page → Operating System tab .The password is available for viewing 24 hours from the start of the installation and reinstallation of the OS or configuration changes.

If you forget or lose your password, you can recover it through the recovery and diagnostic modes:

For macOS servers, you cannot recover your password.To continue using the server, create a ticket.

Restore server password in Rescue

  1. Boot the server in Rescue recovery and diagnostic mode.

  2. Connect to the server in Rescue mode via KVM console or SSH.

  3. Mount the OS file system.

  4. Change the password for root:

    passwd root
  5. Enter the new password twice.The password will not be displayed on the command line.

  6. Wait for a response that the password has been changed:

    passwd: password updated successfully
  7. If the mount was done manually via the mount command, synchronize the data:

    sync
  8. Get out of the environment:

    exit
  9. If mounted manually via the mount command, unmount the file system:

    umount /dev/<partition> /mnt

    Specify <partition> is the partition on the disk to which you mounted the file system in step 3..

  10. Return the server boot template to the previous one or reboot the server from the OS.When you reboot the server from the OS, the boot template will automatically change to the one that was set before the server boot template was changed. the server boot pattern was set before the server boot pattern was changed.

Restore server password in WinPE

  1. Boot the server in WinPE recovery and diagnostic mode.

  2. Connect to the server in WinPE mode via a KVM console or VNC.

  3. Run the NTPWEdit password editing utility.

  4. Make sure that the Path to SAM file field specifies the path to the SAM file — this is the SAM security account manager file.

  5. Click Open.

  6. Select an account.If the account is locked, unlock it — tap Unlock.

  7. Click Change password.

  8. Enter a new password.If you set a blank password, you will not be able to connect via RDP and change the password through the NTPWEdit utility.

  9. Confirm the password.

  10. Press OK.

  11. Click Save changes.

  12. Return the server boot template to the previous one or reboot the server from the OS.When you reboot the server from the OS, the boot template will automatically change to the one that was set before the server boot template was changed. the server boot pattern was set before the server boot pattern was changed.