Can't change password when making new droplet

October 13, 2015 4.2k views
Linux Commands Linux Basics Security Ubuntu
kurtzconnor
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kurtzconnor

I made a droplet today and then I go to log on to it with putty and i enter in root and the password emailed to me. It asks me to put in a new password which I do and then when I hit enter the window just closes out.

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  • hasanbasri1493 December 7, 2015

    you same with me...
    have solved it ?

  • angubenko February 14, 2016

    you have to type old (provided by digitalocean) password first. Then it will ask you to type new password and repeat it.

  • dt33 February 19, 2018

    I just created a Centos droplet.
    The black window asks for login to which I say root, then I give the long password from the email, which it accepts and says I must change password, and it asks for current UNIX password, so I enter the long password from the email again, which seems to be accepted but the screen goes back to: asking for login again!

    HELP

    UPDATE: it works fine thru Putty. The problem described above is when using the web-based console thru Chrome: "DigitalOcean Droplet Console".

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kurtzconnor October 13, 2015

nevermind I am stupid, wanted me to put the temporary password in again not a new one.

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Woet October 13, 2015

Read the prompt, it asks for your current password first.

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rostyslavpaliuha January 2, 2018

after I type login root password from email in lunch console asks me to type UNIX password I type pass from email again after notification about fail and asks me type login pass again, what I did wrong?

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