Accessing after creation from image

February 20, 2014 2.3k views
Eire1130
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Eire1130
I needed to resize a DB I have, so I created an image and restored from there. I have root login disabled, but I figured I could just login with the old user, however it doesn't seem to be able to get in. I also can't access via console. Are users not carried over on image creation? or am I doing something wrong.
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FMCB February 21, 2014
did you try to reset your root password and then login through the DO console??

try that and see if it works
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kamaln7 MOD February 23, 2014
The root password was probably changed. You can either use SSH keys https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys--2 instead (this is what I recommend) or simply reset the root password via our control panel.
How To Set Up SSH Keys
by Etel Sverdlov
SSH keys provide a more secure way of logging into a virtual private server with SSH than using a password alone. With SSH keys, users can log into a server without a password. This tutorial explains how to generate, use, and upload an SSH Key Pair.
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