How To Reset Your DigitalOcean Droplets Root Password
41How To Reset Your DigitalOcean Droplets Root Password
In this video, I will show you how to reset the root password for your DigitalOcean Droplet. If you have forgotten your root password to one of your DigitalOcean Droplets, you can reset the root password through your Droplets access console. Resetting the root password for a specific droplet will immediately shut down your Droplet and set a new temporary root password. The new root password will be emailed to you within a few minutes. You will then be prompted to set a new root password upon your next SSH or console login.
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Steps To Reset Root Password For Your DigitalOcean Droplet:
1. Open up your browser and navigate to DigitalOcean's homepage. If you haven't already created a DigitalOcean account, you can sign up using the following referral link: https://digitalocean.pxf.io/c/1245219/1373759/15890 My referral link will give you $200 in cloud credits for free to test out DigitalOcean's servers free for 60 days.
2. Click "Log in" at the top left hand corner of the page to sign in to your DigitalOcean account
3. Once you have signed in to your DigitalOcean Droplet, click on the Project on the left hand side which contains the Droplet that you would like to reset the root password for.
4. You will now see your entire list of Droplets for that specific Project. Hover over the Droplet which you want to reset the root password for and click on the three horizontal dots
5. Click "Access console"
6. Scroll down to the bottom of the access page where you should see "Reset Root Password"
7. Click the "Reset Root Password" button. This will immediately shut down your Droplet and set a new root password
8. After a few minutes, the email address tied to your DigitalOcean account will receive an email in it's inbox from support@digitalocean.com with the new temporary root password for your Droplet
9. Open the email from DigitalOcean Support with the subject of "Your Droplet's password has been reset. (Your Droplet Name)" and copy the temporary root password into a text editor.
10. In your Droplets access console, scroll back up to the top and copy the ipv4 address for your Droplet by clicking on "Copy"
11. Close out of your browser to be brought back to your desktop
12. Open your desired SSH client by double clicking on the shortcut on your desktop. If you're on Windows as demonstrated in this video, open the SSH client called PuTTY. If you don't have PuTTY installed you can follow this video of mine titled "How To Install PuTTY on Windows 10" https://youtu.be/0ptZPTTwRaE
13. Once your SSH client has opened, paste in your Droplets ipv4 address into the host name section. Keep the port as 22 and the connection/protocol type as SSH and click open
14. A terminal window will now open with the line "login as:" Type your DigitalOcean Droplets root username. Most likely yours will be "root". Type root and press "Enter" on your keyboard
15. Now you will be asked for your Droplets temporary root password that you have copied into your text editor. Copy the temp root password and paste it into the terminal window by right clicking in the terminal
16. Once pasted, press "Enter" on your keyboard
17. You will now be logged in to your DigitalOcean Droplet and will now see the following message at the very top of the terminal "You are now required to change your password immediately (administrator enforced)" To change your temp root password, enter your current root password which is the temporary root password
18. Once done, press "Enter on your keyboard
19. Now you will be asked to enter your desired "new password". Once done press "Enter" on your keyboard
20. Retype the new password and press "Enter" on your keyboard to set your new root password for your Droplet.
Congratulations, you have successfully reset the root password to your DigitalOcean Droplet.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Context
0:03 - Log In To Your DigitalOcean Account
0:34 - Reset Root Password For Your DigitalOcean Droplet
2:05 - Check Your Email Inbox For The Temporary Root Password
3:37 - SSH Login To Your Droplet & Set A New Desired Root Password
5:39 - Closing & Outro
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