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Reset the password

Do you need to reset the password on your VPS? Whether you have a Linux or Windows VPS, you can do this easily in the control panel.

Step 1: Log in to the customer portal

Step 2: Navigate to the Virtual Server overview

Step 3: Choose which VPS you want to manage

  • Select the VPS you want to access the control panel for by pressing the gear highlighted in the image below:

Step 4: Reset the password

  • On this page you have the option to both see the password and also reset it for your VPS in case you have changed it.
  • You can easily reset the password by pressing the key icon as shown in the image below.
  • Your server will be restarted quickly to reset the password.
  • Press the “Eyes icon” to make the password visible or the copy icon to copy the password to the clipboard.

Once completed a new random password will then be set on your VPS. Remember that it’s also always possible to login to root and run the command below to set a password of your choice:

passwd

When setting password yourself please make sure that it’s truly secure. We recommend to use a password strength tester to make sure your length is strong enough. In practice whether it’s 7 characters long or 32 – it’s just as impractical to brute force.

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