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Managing Leaseweb VPS root password

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Managing Leaseweb VPS root password

Password Management allows you to see (in plain text) the unique random password that was automatically assigned to the VPS after it was created. The password is the main credential used by the Operating System. For Unix-based VPS this will be the “root” password.

When you manually change the password of the “Administrator” or “root” accounts, that new password will not be known to Leaseweb and the password displayed here will of course no longer work.

The “Password Management” feature also allows you to forcibly change the current password – regardless of whether the password is still the one assigned automatically by Leaseweb or if the password has been changed manually.

To reset the VPS password:

  1. Login to the Customer Portal and choose Virtual Private Server -> Leaseweb VPS
  2. Click on a VPS and click on Manage VPS, to go to the management page
  3. On the Access page, click Reset Password

Information

Make sure that your VPS is stopped before proceeding to Reset your Password.

Managing Leaseweb VPS root password - Frequently Asked Questions

  • Can I specify my own password for the "Administrator" or "root" account?

    When you request a password reset, Leaseweb will always assign a secure, unique and random password. Once the password has been reset you can use that password to log on and manually change the password to a different one of your own preference.

     

     

  • The "Reset password" action does not result in a changed password, what is going wrong?

    The password reset functionality requires that after a password reset has been initiated and the server is rebooted it successfully configures its IP address with DHCP. When you have disabled DHCP and made your IP address configuration static, the password will never be reset.

     

    The password reset will also fail when the IP address is null routed by either yourself or by the Leaseweb Abuse Prevention Department.

    As an alternative, you can boot from a rescue image and manually reset the password.
    Please see the Starting your VPS in rescue mode for instructions on how to boot from a rescue image.

     

     

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