Today I rebuilt my droplet using the latest LTS of Ubuntu (22.04 LTS). After rebuild the console fails to connect. The screen opens, shows “registering ssh”, then shows “connecting to droplet”, but then fails by giving a black screen saying “ssh connection lost”.
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Hey all,
Usually, when you have such an issue, an issue with connecting to your Droplet, you should always try the Recovery Console:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/recovery/recovery-console/
The Recovery Console provides out-of-band access and is available regardless of your network settings. It emulates the access you would have if you were sitting down with a keyboard and monitor attached to the actual server. You can use this feature to log in and revert bad settings to regain normal access.
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@alexdo,
I was able to figure out a bit more with this issue. I didn’t realize that Digital Ocean now has a new kind of Droplet Console. I have not needed to use the console for a couple years. I was expecting the Droplet Console to function the way it used to. I now see that the Recovery Console is what the Droplet Console used to be and that is what I was originally looking for. I feel much better knowing that I can get into my Droplet using the Recovery Console if needed.
Based on the new type of Droplet Console, it was not connecting because I do not allow ssh to the Droplet. I opened up ssh in the firewall and now I’m getting this error. “All configured authentication methods failed”.
Since I cannot find any solutions to this error, I have opened a ticket with support.
Thank you again for your assistance.